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Cooked shrimp (31722807046)
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T.Tseng
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Photo credit

Photo
HK food 急凍 frozen food 蝦仁 peeled prawn in June 2022 Px3 05 cropped
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Doereakai Takranasz
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大虾

大蝦
dàxiā
noun #21,718

Measure Word

一只大虾 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 prawn
  2. 2 large shrimp
  3. 3 expert
  4. 4 whiz

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Large prawns, often sold live. In Shandong they are braised in oil; they are also boiled briefly and dipped in soy sauce.

Contains shellfish

Also called  对虾、 明虾

Examples

HSK 7-9
蒜蓉大虾是一道美味的海鲜菜。
Suànróng dàxiā shì yídào měiwèi de hǎixiān cài.
Garlic prawns are a delicious seafood dish.
HSK 7-9
论坛上有很多编程大虾，提问很快就有人回答。
Lùntán shàng yǒu hěnduō biānchéng dàxiā, tíwèn hěnkuài jiù yǒurén huídá.
There are many programming experts on the forum - questions get answered quickly.

Tips

culture
大虾 as slang for 'expert' or 'guru' is a homophone joke: 大虾 (prawn) sounds like 大侠 (a great knight-errant/hero). Internet culture repurposed it to flatter skilled users in tech communities.

Stroke Order

大 dà
虾 xiā