鱼翅瓜

魚翅瓜
yúchìguā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)

Examples

HSK 5
Tā yòng yúchìguā dàitì miàntiáo.
She uses spaghetti squash as a noodle substitute.
HSK 7-9
Yúchìguā zhǔ shú hòu guǒròu xiàng fěnsī.
After cooking, the flesh of spaghetti squash looks like vermicelli.

Tips

memory
Literally 'shark-fin (鱼翅) melon ()' - the cooked flesh pulls apart into thin strands that resemble shark-fin soup ingredients. Not actual shark fin, just a visual nickname.

Stroke Order

chì
guā