鱼翅 (yúchì): shark fin

Meanings

1 shark fin
2 shark fin (as a culinary ingredient)

Characters

鱼

Examples

鱼翅汤是一道传统名菜。

Yúchì tāng shì yī dào chuántǒng míngcài.

Shark fin soup is a traditional famous dish.

现在很多人反对吃鱼翅。

Xiànzài hěn duō rén fǎnduì chī yúchì.

Many people now oppose eating shark fin.

Tips

culture

鱼翅 (literally 'fish wing') refers specifically to shark fins, the dried cartilaginous fin rays prized for shark fin soup (鱼翅汤) — historically a luxury dish at Chinese banquets. The trade is now widely opposed on conservation grounds, and many mainland banquets and Hong Kong hotels have removed it from menus.