"炒蝦拆蟹" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: caau² haa¹ caak³ haai⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], cháau hā chaak háaih [Cantonese, Yale], tsaau² haa¹ tsaak⁸ haai⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], cao² ha¹ cag³ hai⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 炒虾拆蟹
Etymology: Crabs and shrimps are two of the symbols used in censorship of swear words. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 炒蝦拆蟹
  1. (Cantonese, colloquial, euphemistic) to use offensive or vulgar words; to swear; to talk dirty Tags: Cantonese, colloquial, euphemistic, idiomatic Synonyms: 爆粗 (baau3 cou1), 媽媽聲/妈妈声 (maa1 maa1 seng1), 媽媽聲 (maa1 maa1 seng1), 妈妈声 (maa1 maa1 seng1)
    Sense id: en-炒蝦拆蟹-zh-phrase--54kDOz4 Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese euphemisms

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  "etymology_text": "Crabs and shrimps are two of the symbols used in censorship of swear words.",
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  "literal_meaning": "to fry shrimps and crack crabs",
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      "glosses": [
        "to use offensive or vulgar words; to swear; to talk dirty"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
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        [
          "vulgar",
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        [
          "swear",
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          "talk dirty",
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        {
          "roman": "baau3 cou1",
          "word": "爆粗"
        },
        {
          "roman": "maa1 maa1 seng1",
          "word": "媽媽聲/妈妈声"
        },
        {
          "roman": "maa1 maa1 seng1",
          "word": "媽媽聲"
        },
        {
          "roman": "maa1 maa1 seng1",
          "word": "妈妈声"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "euphemistic",
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "caau² haa¹ caak³ haai⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cháau hā chaak háaih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsaau² haa¹ tsaak⁸ haai⁵"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cao² ha¹ cag³ hai⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "炒蝦拆蟹"
}
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  "literal_meaning": "to fry shrimps and crack crabs",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "to use offensive or vulgar words; to swear; to talk dirty"
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "caau² haa¹ caak³ haai⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cháau hā chaak háaih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsaau² haa¹ tsaak⁸ haai⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cao² ha¹ cag³ hai⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "roman": "baau3 cou1",
      "word": "爆粗"
    },
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      "roman": "maa1 maa1 seng1",
      "word": "媽媽聲/妈妈声"
    },
    {
      "roman": "maa1 maa1 seng1",
      "word": "媽媽聲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "maa1 maa1 seng1",
      "word": "妈妈声"
    }
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