银鱼

銀魚

yínyú

noun #41,072

Measure Word

一条银鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 whitebait
2 icefish
3 silver fish (Salangidae family)

Characters

Examples

太湖三白之一就是银鱼。

Tài hú sān bái zhīyī jiùshì yínyú.

One of Lake Tai's 'three whites' is the silver fish.

鸡蛋炒银鱼是江南家常菜。

Jīdàn chǎo yínyú shì Jiāngnán jiāchángcài.

Eggs stir-fried with whitebait is a home-style Jiangnan dish.

Tips

culture

Tiny near-transparent fish, eaten whole. With white shrimp (白虾) and whitebait-mussel (白鱼), it makes up Lake Tai's 'three whites' (太湖三白). A long-time imperial tribute food.

Stroke Order

银 yín

鱼 yú