毛虾, photo 1 of 1

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9042Alamang Acetes sibogae textures 07
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Judgefloro
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毛虾

毛蝦
máoxiā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Acetes shrimp
  2. 2 paste shrimp

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Tiny, see-through sea shrimp 1 to 4 cm long, caught in huge numbers off China's northern and eastern coasts. Few are sold fresh: most are dried into 虾皮 or salted and fermented into shrimp paste.

Contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 7-9
Máoxiā hěn xiǎo, kěyǐ zuòchéng xiāpí.
Acetes shrimp are tiny and can be made into dried shrimp.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhǒng xiājiàng shì yòng máoxiā zuò de.
This kind of shrimp paste is made from Acetes shrimp.

Tips

usage
毛虾 are tiny shrimp of the genus Acetes; 中国毛虾 is one of the main species caught. Most are dried into 虾皮 or made into 虾酱 (shrimp paste).

Stroke Order

毛 máo
虾 xiā