红烧鱼 (hóngshāoyú) · braised fish in soy sauce, red-cooked fish

Measure Word

一条红烧鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 braised fish in soy sauce
2 red-cooked fish

Made with

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

A fish such as carp, crucian carp or yellow croaker, fried and then braised in a dark, savoury-sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, ginger and scallion. Served whole or in chunks. Watch for small bones.

Usually contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

今天晚饭妈妈做了红烧鱼。

Jīntiān wǎnfàn māma zuò le hóngshāoyú.

Mom made braised fish for dinner tonight.

HSK 5

年夜饭的桌上一定要有一条红烧鱼。

Niányèfàn de zhuō shàng yídìng yào yǒu yì tiáo hóngshāoyú.

There must be a braised fish on the table for New Year's Eve dinner.

Tips

culture

鱼 (fish) sounds like 余 (surplus), so a whole 红烧鱼 is a classic New Year's Eve dish - 年年有余 ('surplus every year'). The head traditionally faces the guest of honor.