蝦米 [虾－]

Jyutping haa1 mai5
Pinyin xiā mi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    dried small shrimp
  2. noun, China, Jin, Mandarin, Northern, dialectal
    small shrimp
    • 大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米。
      大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米。
      dà yú chī xiǎo yú ， xiǎo yú chī xiā mi ．
      Big fish eat small fish; small fish eat tiny shrimps.
  3. noun, figuratively, slang
    rookie; newbie; noob
  4. noun, Hebei, Jin, Mandarin, dialectal
    shrimp
  5. noun, Mandarin, dated, slang
    what

蝦米 [虾－]

Jyutping haa1 mai5
Pinyin xiā mǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps
  2. (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2 me5])
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    曬​乾​咗​、​剝走​咗​個​頭​嘅​蝦​仔​（​量​詞​：​粒​）
    small dried shelled, head-removed shrimps
    • 蝦米雜菜煲
      虾米杂菜煲
      haa1 mai5 zaap6 coi3 bou1
      a bowl of vegetable with small dried shelled shrimps
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Mandarin, dated, slang
    what
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虾米
    蝦米
    haa1 mai5
    • dried cherry shrimp
  2. Cantonese
    阿驼卖虾米──大家都唔掂
    阿駝賣蝦米──大家都唔掂
    • all of them are not good
  3. Cantonese
    虾米杂菜煲
    蝦米雜菜煲
    haa1 mai5 zaap6 coi3 bou1
    • a bowl of vegetable with small dried shelled shrimps
  4. Cantonese
    唔好坐到挛弓虾米咁，第时你会腰骨痛。
    唔好坐到攣弓蝦米咁，第時你會腰骨痛。
    m4 hou2 co5 dou3 lyun1 gung1 haa1 mai5 gam2, dai6 si4 nei5 wui5 jiu3 gwat1 tung3.
    • Don't bend your waist while sitting. Your waist will hurt when you get old.
  5. Cantonese
    啲字写到挛弓虾米咁，点睇啊？
    啲字寫到攣弓蝦米咁，點睇啊？
    • The handwriting is too messy. How do I read?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米，虾米吃烂泥。
    大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米，蝦米吃爛泥。
    dà yú chī xiǎo yú ， xiǎo yú chī xiā mi ， xiā mi chī làn ní ．
    • The big fish eat the little fish, the little fish eat small shrimps, and the shrimps eat sludge.
  2. Mandarin
    大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米。
    大魚吃小魚，小魚吃蝦米。
    dà yú chī xiǎo yú ， xiǎo yú chī xiā mi ．
    • Big fish eat small fish; small fish eat tiny shrimps.