saa1鯊鲨
Jyutpingsaa1
Yalesā
Definition
Shark.
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How it's used
While 鯊 is the morpheme for shark, it is rarely used as a standalone noun in casual speech. You will almost always hear it as part of the compound 鯊魚. When referring to shark fin soup, locals specifically use 魚翅 rather than 鯊魚翅.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Are you afraid of encountering sharks when you go swimming at the beach?
The shark specimens here are made very realistically.
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Grammar guides
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