海味

hǎiwèi
noun #33,772

Meanings

  1. 1 seafood (especially dried)
  2. 2 seafood delicacies
  3. 3 the taste of the sea

Examples

Zhè jiā diàn zhuān mài shānzhēn-hǎiwèi.
This shop specializes in mountain delicacies and seafood.
Guǎngdōng rén hěn huì zuò hǎiwèi.
Cantonese people are very skilled at preparing seafood.

Tips

culture
Most familiar in the chengyu 山珍海味 ('mountain delicacies and seafood' — i.e. luxurious feast, every kind of rare food). 海味 narrowly refers to dried/preserved seafood (dried scallops, abalone, sea cucumber) — the prized stock of a Cantonese 海味 (seafood-product shop).

Stroke Order

hǎi
wèi