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大闸蟹

dà zhá xiè

3-character word Traditional 大閘蟹

What 大闸蟹 means

1. Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab

The characters in 大闸蟹

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 闸zhásluice; sluice gate; to dam up water; (colloquial) brake
• 蟹xiècrab

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