粵

花faa1蟹haai5

faa1 haai5huā xiè

English

  1. the old HK$10 note (slang)
  2. $10 Hong Kong note began to be issued in 2007, as it is printed in multiple colours, they are called "spotted crab".
  3. an edible crab commonly cooked as Teochew cold crab; Charybdis feriata; literally: flowery crab

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 2007年起發行嘅香港十蚊紙幣嘅俗稱，因為紙圖案好花，所以俾人叫做「花蟹」
  2. 一種生長喺近岸嘅蟹，學名鏽斑蟳，有紅色至深啡色斑紋，主要用嚟整潮州凍蟹

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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