| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 蟹 | 蟹 | xiè | xie4 | crab; variant of 蟹 | ||
| 2 | 螃蟹 | 螃蟹 | páng xiè | pang2 xie4 | crab; Classifiers: 只 | ||
| 3 | 无脚蟹 | 無腳蟹 | wú jiǎo xiè | wu2 jiao3 xie4 | helpless lonely person | ||
| 4 | 招潮蟹 | 招潮蟹 | zhāo cháo xiè | zhao1 chao2 xie4 | fiddler crab (genus Uca) | ||
| 5 | 蟹爪兰 | 蟹爪蘭 | xiè zhuǎ lán | xie4 zhua3 lan2 | holiday cactus | ||
| 6 | 蟹肉 | 蟹肉 | xiè ròu | xie4 rou4 | crab meat | ||
| 7 | 蟹獴 | 蟹獴 | xiè měng | xie4 meng3 | crab-eating mongoose | ||
| 8 | 蟹酱 | 蟹醬 | xiè jiàng | xie4 jiang4 | crab paste | ||
| 9 | 蟹黄水 | 蟹黃水 | xiè huáng shuǐ | xie4 huang2 shui3 | crab roe; crab spawn; (used for crab meat in general) | ||
| 10 | 蟹黄 | 蟹黃 | xiè huáng | xie4 huang2 | the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of the crab; soft interior of crab as a food delicacy; crab meat | ||
| 11 | 蟹粉 | 蟹粉 | xiè fěn | xie4 fen3 | crab meat | ||
| 12 | 相手蟹 | 相手蟹 | xiāng shǒu xiè | xiang1 shou3 xie4 | crab of the family Sesarmidae | ||
| 13 | 虾兵蟹将 | 蝦兵蟹將 | xiā bīng xiè jiàng | xia1 bing1 xie4 jiang4 | shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea); useless troops (idiom) | ||
| 14 | 溪蟹 | 溪蟹 | xī xiè | xi1 xie4 | crab of the family Potamidae of freshwater crabs | ||
| 15 | 蛤蟹 | 蛤蟹 | há xiè | ha2 xie4 | clams and crabs; seafood | ||
| 16 | 天蟹座 | 天蟹座 | tiān xiè zuò | Tian1 xie4 zuo4 | Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac); variant of 巨蟹座 | ||
| 17 | 食蟹獴 | 食蟹獴 | shí xiè měng | shi2 xie4 meng3 | see 蟹獴 | ||
| 18 | 软脚蟹 | 軟腳蟹 | ruǎn jiǎo xiè | ruan3 jiao3 xie4 | same as 软脚虾 | ||
| 19 | 绒螯蟹 | 絨螯蟹 | róng áo xiè | rong2 ao2 xie4 | mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) | ||
| 20 | 摩蟹座 | 摩蟹座 | mó xiè zuò | Mo2 xie4 zuo4 | Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac); used erroneously for 魔羯座 | ||
| 21 | 马蹄蟹 | 馬蹄蟹 | mǎ tí xiè | ma3 ti2 xie4 | horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) | ||
| 22 | 巨蟹座 | 巨蟹座 | jù xiè zuò | Ju4 xie4 zuo4 | Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) | ||
| 23 | 巨蟹 | 巨蟹 | jù xiè | Ju4 xie4 | Cancer (star sign) | ||
| 24 | 寄居蟹 | 寄居蟹 | jì jū xiè | ji4 ju1 xie4 | hermit crab | ||
| 25 | 河蟹 | 河蟹 | hé xiè | he2 xie4 | river crab; Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和谐 , which is blocked by the great firewall of China) |
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