# 蝦米
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiāmi
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia$^1$ mi$^3$ / xia$^1$ mi$^{3-1}$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa$^1$ mai$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ha$^4$ mai$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ha$^1$ mi
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hà-mí
    (Hailu, HRS): ha mi$^ˊ$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hê-bí / hêe-bí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hê$^5$ bhi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ho-mi; $^1$hoe-mi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xia$^1$ mi$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāmi
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siami̊
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^1$-mi$^5$
*** Yale: syā-mi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.mi
*** Palladius: сями (sjami)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xia$^1$ mi$^3$ / xia$^1$ mi$^{3-1}$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiami / xiami
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕia⁵⁵ mi⁵³/, /ɕia⁵⁵ mi⁵³⁻⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^1$ mai$^5$
*** Yale: hā máih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^1$ mai$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^1$ mei$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ha$^4$ mai$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ha²¹ ᵐbai⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ha$^1$ mi
*** Sinological IPA : /ha⁴² mi²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hà-mí
*** Hakka Romanization System: ha$^ˇ$ mi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ha$^2$ mi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ha¹¹ mi³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ha mi$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ mi²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-bí
*** Tâi-lô: hê-bí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: he'bie
*** IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /he²⁴⁻²¹ bi⁴²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /he²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêe-bí
*** Tâi-lô: hêe-bí
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ¹³⁻²² bi⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hê$^5$ bhi$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hê bí
*** Sinological IPA : /he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bi⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ho-mi; $^1$hoe-mi
*** MiniDict: ho$^平$ mi; hoe$^平$ mi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$ho-mi; $^1$hoe-mi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ho⁵⁵ mi²¹/, /hø⁵⁵ mi²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: xia$^1$ mi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯a̠³³ mi⁴¹/

#### Noun

蝦米
* dried and shelled small shrimp (Classifier: 粒 c)
* (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, chiefly northern China) small shrimp
       Dà yú chī xiǎo yú, xiǎo yú chī xiāmi. [Pinyin]
       Big fish eat small fish; small fish eat tiny shrimps.
* (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, chiefly Hebei Mandarin, Xinjiang Mandarin) shrimp
* (figurative, slang) rookie; newbie; noob

##### Synonyms

* (dried and shelled small shrimp): 米蝦／米虾
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 海米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 海米, 海蝦米 dated |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 海米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 海米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蝦米, 蝦米兒, 開洋 bigger, 開洋米 bigger |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 海米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 海米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蝦米 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蝦米, 開洋 bigger |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蝦米, 開洋 bigger |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蝦米 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蝦米 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蝦米 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蝦米 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蝦米 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蝦米, 蝦蜚仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蝦米, 蝦蜚仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蝦米, 蝦蜚仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蝦米, 蝦蜚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蝦米, 蝦蜚仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蝦米 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 冇米仔, 蝦螕 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蝦螕 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 蝦米 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 冇米仔 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蝦米 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 開洋, 蝦米 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蝦米, 開洋, 開洋蝦米 |
| Wu | Danyang | 開洋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 開洋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 開洋, 蝦米 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蝦米 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 開洋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蝦米 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蝦米子 |
* (shrimp):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蝦 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蝦, 蝦米 small |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蝦, 蝦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蝦, 蝦米兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蝦米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蝦米 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蝦, 蝦米 small |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蝦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 馬蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蝦兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蝦, 蝦米, 馬蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 馬蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 麻蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 馬蝦, 蝦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 馬蝦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蝦 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蝦米 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蝦子, 馬蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蝦子, 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 馬蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蝦, 蝦公, 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蝦公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蝦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蝦子, 蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蝦兒, 蝦米 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蝦子, 馬蝦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蝦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蝦子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蝦公, 蝦仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蝦 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蝦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蝦子 |
| Gan | Pengze | 蝦子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蝦公 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蝦公 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蝦公, 蝦 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 蝦伯 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Changting | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 蝦公, 蝦 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蝦蟲 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Hexingchang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Yilong (Ma'an) | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Xichang (Huanglianguan) | 蝦子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蝦 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蝦公 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蝦公 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蝦蝦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蝦 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蝦兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蝦, 蝦米 small |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蝦 |
| Jin | Datong | 蝦 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蝦兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蝦 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蝦 |
| Jin | Jining | 蝦米 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蝦 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蝦米 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蝦 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Handan | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蝦, 蝦米 |
| Jin | Suide | 蝦 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 蝦公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蝦蛄 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蝦, 蝦仔 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 蝦, 狗蝦 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蝦公仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蝦 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蝦, 紅蝦 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蝦 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蝦 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蝦 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蝦, 蝦子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蝦, 蝦公 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蝦 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蝦公 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 蝦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蝦 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蝦 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蝦 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蝦 |
| Wu | Danyang | 沼蝦 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蝦兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝦 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蝦兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蝦公, 蝦兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蝦公子, 蝦子, 金鉤 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 蝦公子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蝦公子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蝦公子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蝦公 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蝦關 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蝦仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蝦公婆 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蝦公 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 蝦公 |

#### Compounds

* 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米／大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 (dàyú chī xiǎoyú, xiǎoyú chī xiāmi)
* 蝦米辣／虾米辣

##### Descendants

* → Tagalog: hibi
* → Indonesian: ebi
* → Khmer: ហៃប៊ី (haybii)

### Etymology 2

From Taiwanese Hokkien 啥物 (siáⁿ-mih, “what”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiāmǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄧˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāmǐ → xiāmi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄧˇ → ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siami̊
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^1$-mi$^5$
*** Yale: syā-mi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.mii
*** Palladius: сями (sjami)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi²/

#### Noun

蝦米
* (dated, slang, chiefly Mandarin) what

##### Derived terms

* 嘸蝦米／呒虾米 (Wúxiāmǐ)