花寨

huāzhài

noun

Meanings

1 flower-patterned grouper (花寨鱼), a regional South-China fish-market name for certain grouper or rockfish species

Characters

flower, patterned

stockade, stronghold

Examples

HSK 2

这道菜用的是花寨。

Zhè dào cài yòng de shì huāzhài.

This dish uses huāzhài fish.

HSK 3

市场里有新到的花寨鱼。

Shìchǎng lǐ yǒu xīn dào de huāzhài yú.

The market has newly arrived huāzhài fish.

Tips

usage

Uncertain; not found in standard references. Most likely a truncation of 花寨鱼, a colloquial Southern Chinese fish-market name for a grouper or rockfish variety. Use with caution - regional and non-standard.

Stroke Order

花 huā

寨 zhài