大閘蟹 [－闸－]

Jyutping daai6 zaap6 haai5
Pinyin dà zhá xiè

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Hairy crab; the Chinese mitten crab; to describe a situation where one has money tied up in shares that have made a big loss in the trading market
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一種​蟹​；​細​隻​，​鉗有​毛​，​喺​沿海​河口​生活​（​量​詞​：​隻​）
    Shanghai hairy crab or Chinese mitten crab; literally: big sluice crab
    • 陽澄湖大閘蟹，正！
      阳澄湖大闸蟹，正！
      joeng4 cing4 wu4 daai6 zaap6 haai5, zeng!
      Fresh hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake, great!
  2. 名詞
    引申​指​畀​股票​綁​死​咗​，​甩​唔​到​身​嘅​投​資​者
    figuratively, stock holder who has money tied up in shares with a fall in stock price and is waiting for the stock price to rise again
    • 我而家仲做緊大閘蟹啊！
      我而家仲做紧大闸蟹啊！
      ngo5 ji4 gaa1 zung6 zou6 gan2 daai6 zaap6 haai5 aa3!
      I am still being financially tied down by a drop in the stock.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese
    shareholder holding stock worth below purchase price
  2. noun
    Chinese mitten crab
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 河蟹
  2. 螃蟹
  3. 毛蟹
  4. 絨螫蟹 – 绒螫蟹
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阳澄湖大闸蟹，正！
    陽澄湖大閘蟹，正！
    joeng4 cing4 wu4 daai6 zaap6 haai5, zeng!
    • Fresh hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake, great!
  2. Cantonese
    我而家仲做紧大闸蟹啊！
    我而家仲做緊大閘蟹啊！
    ngo5 ji4 gaa1 zung6 zou6 gan2 daai6 zaap6 haai5 aa3!
    • I am still being financially tied down by a drop in the stock.