há
虾
abbreviation for 'toad'
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
toad (used in the term 蛤蟆/虾蟆)
dialectThis reading is only used in the compound word '蛤蟆' (sometimes written as '虾蟆'), which means 'toad'. The character is a variant form in this context.
Tā他
xià吓
de得
xiàng像
zhī只
há蛤
má蟆
yī一
yàng样
tiào跳
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
He jumped up, scared like a toad.
Qīng青
wā蛙
hé和
há蛤
má蟆
dōu都
shì是
liǎng两
qī栖
dòng动
wù物
。
Both frogs and toads are amphibians.
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Gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
wén文
xiàn献
lǐ里
yǒu有
shí时
bǎ把
'
há蛤
má蟆
'
xiě写
zuò作
'
há虾
má蟆
'
。
In ancient texts, 'toad' is sometimes written using the character 虾.
Chí池
táng塘
biān边
chuán传
lái来
há蛤
má蟆
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
。
The sound of a toad croaking came from the pond's edge.
Tā他
biān编
le了
gè个
gù故
shì事
jiào叫
《
Há蛤
Má蟆
Wáng王
Zǐ子
》
。
He wrote a story called 'The Toad Prince'.