醉虾, photo 1 of 2
醉虾, photo 2 of 2
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Photo credit

Photo
Drunken shrimp alive
By
James Creegan from Manchester, UK
Licence
CC BY 2.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
Drunken shrimps
By
Fumikas Sagisavas
Licence
CC0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

醉虾

醉蝦
zuìxiā
Also on menus as 呛虾
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 drunken shrimp

About the dish

浙菜 Zhejiang · 凉菜 Cold dish

Live river shrimp soaked in rice wine or strong liquor with soy sauce, ginger and other seasonings, and eaten raw; they may still move. In some places the shrimp are cooked in the wine instead.

Usually contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zuìxiā shì bǎ huó de héxiā pào zài jiǔ lǐ zuòchéng de.
Drunken shrimp are made by soaking live river shrimp in liquor.
HSK 7-9
Zài Sūzhōu chī zuìxiā, xiā duān shànglai de shíhou hái zài wǎn lǐ tiào.
When you order drunken shrimp in Suzhou, the shrimp are still jumping in the bowl when they're brought to the table.

Stroke Order

醉 zuì
虾 xiā