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Roe Ameiurus nebulosus
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Alter welt
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Arrainak Pasaia Lonja 17
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Luistxo
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Caviar spoons
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THOR
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CC BY 2.0
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鱼子

魚子
yúzǐ
noun #43,197

Meanings

  1. 1 fish eggs
  2. 2 roe

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

The egg masses from inside a fish, eaten as a food of their own. Flying-fish roe, tiny and red-orange, is the kind served on sushi.

Contains fish

Examples

HSK 5
鱼子营养丰富。
Yúzǐ yíngyǎng fēngfù.
Fish roe is highly nutritious.
HSK 6
这道菜上面撒了一些鱼子。
Zhè dào cài shàngmiàn sǎ le yìxiē yúzǐ.
This dish has some roe sprinkled on top.

Tips

usage
鱼子 covers fish eggs in general. Specific products: 鱼子酱 = caviar (the salt-cured sturgeon delicacy); 飞鱼子 = the orange flying-fish roe on sushi (tobiko).

Stroke Order

鱼 yú
子 zǐ