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蟹 (xiè)
1. Crab
A crustacean, amphibious in both water and land. The body is covered with a shell, with five pairs of legs; the front pair is claw-shaped, known as "chela," and it moves sideways. The abdomen is segmented, commonly referred to as "abdomen," with the male's abdomen being long and pointed, and the female's abdomen being oval-shaped. Abbreviated as "蟹" which can refer to "河蟹" (river crab), "海蟹" (sea crab), "蟹黄" (crab roe), "蟹青" (green crab).
2. Animal name. A crustacean with a shell covering the body and a pair of claw-shaped legs at the front, moving sideways.
Example:
- 蟹眼 (crab eyes, metaphorically referring to small bubbles that form when water first boils)
- 蟹爪 (crab claw, referring to a brush shaped like a crab claw)
- 蟹火 (crab fire, a light used by fishermen at night to catch crabs)
- 蟹厄 (crab harm, referring to crabs damaging crops in the fields)
*Referenced from ancient texts:*
1. In "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": "蟹 has two chelas and eight legs, moving sideways; it does not take shelter in the holes of snake or mullet."
2. In "Yi Jing · Shuo Gua": "Li symbolizes the crab; strong on the outside and soft on the inside."
3. In "Xun Zi · Quan Xue": "The crab has six legs and two chelae."
4. In "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi · Cu Zhi": "The crab is white and chestnut yellow."
(Note: The secondary meaning and context provided refer to various usages and literary references related to the term "蟹".)
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