haa1 jan4蝦仁虾仁
Jyutpinghaa1 jan4
Yalehā yàhn
Definition
Shelled shrimp; shrimp meat with the head and tail removed.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Refers specifically to the culinary preparation of shrimp where the shell, head, and tail are removed. It is almost exclusively used in the context of cooking or ordering food at a restaurant. Unlike the general term 蝦, it implies a processed ingredient ready to be stir-fried or added to dim sum.
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dip2碟dípExamples
I want to buy some shrimp meat to cook at home.
Is this plate of scrambled eggs with shrimp meat tasty?
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