蟹黄 (蟹黃)
xiè huáng
Pinyin

Definition

蟹黄 (蟹黃)
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xiè huáng
  1. the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of the crab
  2. soft interior of crab as a food delicacy
  3. crab meat

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

巨蟹
Jù xiè
  1. 1 Cancer (star sign)
巨蟹座
Jù xiè zuò
  1. 1 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
螃蟹
páng xiè
  1. 1 crab
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
寄居蟹
jì jū xiè
  1. 1 hermit crab
河蟹
hé xiè
  1. 1 river crab
  2. 2 Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[hé xié], which is blocked by the great firewall of China)

Idioms (1)

虾兵蟹将
xiā bīng xiè jiàng
  1. 1 shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
  2. 2 useless troops (idiom)

Sample Sentences

噢！大闸蟹我知道，江苏阳澄湖的大闸蟹那可是名声在外啊！那满腹凝结成块的橘红蟹黄或是晶莹脂白的蟹膏，营养丰富，吃起来那叫一个鲜美。
ò ！dàzháxiè wǒ zhīdào ，Jiāngsū yángchéng hú de dàzháxiè nà kě shì míngshēng zàiwài ā ！nà mǎnfù níngjié chéng kuài de júhóng xièhuáng huòshì jīngyíng zhībái de xiègāo ，yíngyǎng fēngfù ，chī qǐlai nà jiào yī gè xiānměi 。
Oh! I know Chinese mitten crabs. The Chinese mitten crabs from the Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu are famous across China! The orangey-red of the crab roe that congeals into a solid chunk in its belly or the translucent white of the crab fat. It's highly nutritious and it is really fresh tasting.
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可以，这是蟹黄，最有营养了。
kěyǐ ，zhè shì xièhuáng ，zuì yǒu yíngyǎng le 。
Yep. This is crab roe. It's the most nutritious part.
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