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龙虾

lóng xiā · long xia

Traditional 龍蝦

Meaning

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  1. lobster
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Lobster at the stall

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这家(zhèjiā)有(yǒu)龙虾(lóngxiā)！

    Dengdeng, look, this stall has lobster!

  2. Dengdeng

    龙虾(lóngxiā)多少钱(duōshaoqián)一(yī)只(zhī)？

    How much is a lobster each?

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，这(zhè)只(zhī)龙虾(lóngxiā)八十块(bāshíkuài)。

    The seller says this lobster is 80 yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    太贵了(tàiguìle)！我们(wǒmen)吃(chī)小龙虾(xiǎolóngxiā)吧(ba)。

    Too expensive! Let us eat crayfish.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，老板(lǎobǎn)，一盘(yīpán)小龙虾(xiǎolóngxiā)，要(yào)辣(là)的(de)！

    OK, boss, one plate of crayfish, spicy!

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2 examples
01

看(kàn)见(jiàn)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)龙(lóng)虾(xiā)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)了(le)食(shí)欲(yù)。

Seeing the fresh lobster made me hungry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by belgavox · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)点(diǎn)龙(lóng)虾(xiā)！听(tīng)说(shuō)是(shì)这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)招(zhāo)牌(pái)菜(cài)。

Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that’s the specialty dish here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pullnosemans · English by pullnosemans · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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