白鱼 (báiyú) · topmouth culter, whitefish

Measure Word

一条白鱼 tiáo

HSK 7-9

太湖的白鱼肉质很嫩。

Tàihú de báiyú ròuzhì hěn nèn.

Lake Tai whitefish has very tender flesh.

HSK 7-9

苏州人常把白鱼清蒸着吃，只放一点儿葱和姜。

Sūzhōu rén cháng bǎ báiyú qīngzhēng zhe chī, zhǐ fàng yìdiǎnr cōng hé jiāng.

People in Suzhou often steam whitefish with just a little scallion and ginger.

culture

With 银鱼 'icefish' and 白虾 'white shrimp' it makes up Lake Tai's 太湖三白, the 'three whites', all named for their pale color.

白 bái

鱼 yú