蝦米
xiāmǐ
ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄧˇ
Simplified 虾米
- 1small 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])
Example
煮白菜時放些蝦米，味道會更鮮美。
zhǔ báicài shí fàng xiē xiāmǐ wèidao huì gēng xiānměi
Adding some dried shrimp when cooking cabbage makes it taste even better.