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Home/Cantonese Words/crab

How to say “Crab” in Cantonese — 蟹 (haai5)

The Cantonese for “crab” is 蟹 (haai5).

haaiˏ₅蟹
nouncrab
noun(stock terminology) undervalued (stocks)
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Other ways to say “crab”

紅蟹hung4 haai5
coral crab; red crab
花蟹faa1 haai5
blue crab; flower crab
鱟hau6
king crab; horseshoe crab
蟛蜞paang4 kei2/4
amphibious crab; brackish-water crab
青蟹ceng1 haai5
mud crab, mangrove crab; [粵]: a $10HK note

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (haai5) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

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