鮠鱼

鮠魚
wéiyú
noun

Measure Word

鮠鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris)
  2. 2 Chinese bagrid catfish

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chángjiāng wéiyú ròu zhì xiānnèn, shì yǒumíng de jiāng xiān.
Yangtze longsnout catfish has tender tasty flesh and is a famous river delicacy.
HSK 7-9
Jìnniánlái yěshēng wéiyú yuèláiyuè nán bǔ dào le.
In recent years wild longsnout catfish have become harder and harder to catch.

Tips

usage
Often written 鮰鱼 (huíyú) in cookery menus - the two terms refer to very similar bagrid catfish of the Yangtze. Both are prized for boneless belly meat and frequently served 红烧 (braised in soy).

Stroke Order

wéi