芝麻剑

芝麻劍

zhīmajiàn

noun

Measure Word

一条芝麻剑 tiáo

Meanings

1 long-whiskered catfish (Hemibagrus wyckioides and related Mystus / Hemibagrus species), a prized freshwater food fish in southern China

Characters

sesame; zhi-fungus

Examples

芝麻剑是广东和广西的一种名贵淡水鱼。

Zhīmajiàn shì Guǎngdōng hé Guǎngxī de yī zhǒng míngguì dànshuǐyú.

The long-whiskered catfish is a prized freshwater fish in Guangdong and Guangxi.

清蒸芝麻剑是一道有名的粤菜。

Qīngzhēng zhīmajiàn shì yī dào yǒumíng de Yuècài.

Steamed long-whiskered catfish is a famous Cantonese dish.

Tips

memory

Literally 'sesame sword' — from the sesame-seed-like speckles along its silver body and its long, sword-shaped profile. Locally famous in the Xi River (西江) basin and often mentioned alongside 边鱼 and 鲥鱼 as top-tier river fish.

Stroke Order

芝 zhī

麻 má

剑 jiàn