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虾

há / xiā
HSK 7

English Meaning

(há) used in 虾蟆 | (xiā) shrimp; prawn

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
你就算给我爸吃粥 你用龙虾给他煲一下呀
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Even if you have to feed my dad porridge, you should at least make an effort to give him something decent and nutritious—how could you treat him so poorly?”

1. PREVIOUS

那就算是八餐 餐餐吃这个粥 他也吃不饱啊

“Even eight meals of just porridge won't fill him!”

“If you're feeding him porridge, at least put some lobster in it!”

3. NEXT

今天是除夕 你看我老爸瘦的 你看

“It's Lunar New Year's Eve! Look how thin he is!”

《我的山与海》 · family_and_home
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就那点工资 可以扣我工资 虾呀
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“My salary is a drop in the ocean! What good does garnishing my tiny wage do?”

1. PREVIOUS

拿什么还这个钱 咱们镇政府什么都没有

“How do we pay them back? We have nothing apart from”

“our meager salaries. Dock my salary. Shrimp.”

3. NEXT

往这儿看

“Look over here.”

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臭鱼找烂虾 我就喜欢费霆这一口 妈
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop judging him; we belong together even if neither of us is perfect.”

1. PREVIOUS

人不一定能看上你 那正好 王八配绿豆

“he might not even have looked at you. Perfect. Turtle matches mung bean.”

“Rotten fish matches rotten shrimp. I like Fei Ting exactly as he is. Mom.”

3. NEXT

一个姑娘家家的 说话怎么这么难听呢

“You're a young lady. Don't sound so harsh.”

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