小龙虾

Traditional form:

小龍蝦

Pinyin (reading):

xiǎolóngxiā

Definitions:

• crayfish
• (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯蝦／克氏原螯虾 (kèshìyuán'áoxiā)

Characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
• 虾 - shrimp, prawn

Traditional characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 龍 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
• 蝦 - shrimp, prawn