small sea shrimp; dried shrimp
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
acetes; a type of small shrimp
Specifically refers to small shrimp of the Acetes genus, commonly harvested and dried to make shrimp skin (虾皮), a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine.
Yú渔
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
bǔ捕
lāo捞
máo毛
xiā虾
。
The fishermen are catching acetes shrimp.
Xiā虾
pí皮
jiù就
shì是
yòng用
máo毛
xiā虾
shài晒
gān干
zhì制
chéng成
de的
。
Dried shrimp skin is made by drying acetes shrimp.
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Máo毛
xiā虾
tāng汤
wèi味
dào道
fēi非
cháng常
xiān鲜
měi美
。
Acetes shrimp soup is very delicious.
Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
xiā虾
pí皮
hěn很
duō多
lái来
zì自
máo毛
xiā虾
。
Much of the dried shrimp skin in the market comes from acetes shrimp.