鲱鱼

鯡魚
fēiyú
noun #23,251

Measure Word

鲱鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 herring (fish)

Examples

Běi'ōu rén tèbié xǐhuān yānzhì fēiyú.
Northern Europeans are especially fond of pickled herring.
Fēiyú shì fùhán omega-3 zhīfángsuān de yúlèi zhī yī.
Herring is one of the fish richest in omega-3 fatty acids.

Tips

culture
In English, 'red herring' (鲱鱼) is an idiom for a misleading clue or distraction. The Chinese 鲱鱼 is used only for the actual fish. The English idiom comes from the practice of dragging a smoked herring across a trail to throw off hunting dogs.

Stroke Order

fēi