鮠鱼

鮠魚
wéiyú
noun

Measure Word

一条鮠鱼 tiáo

Meanings

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

Examples

Chángjiāng wéiyú ròu zhì xiānnèn, shì yǒumíng de jiāng xiān.
Yangtze longsnout catfish has tender tasty flesh and is a famous river delicacy.
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