大连湾牡蛎

大連灣牡蠣

dàliánwānmǔlì

noun

Measure Word

一只大连湾牡蛎 zhī

Meanings

1 Dalian Bay oyster (Crassostrea talienwhanensis), a commercially important oyster species native to the Yellow Sea

Characters

connect (place name)

male (of animals); oyster component

Examples

大连湾牡蛎是北方沿海重要的养殖贝类。

Dàliánwān mǔlì shì běifāng yánhǎi zhòngyào de yǎngzhí bèilèi.

The Dalian Bay oyster is an important farmed shellfish along the northern coast.

大连湾牡蛎肉质鲜美，营养丰富。

Dàliánwān mǔlì ròuzhì xiānměi, yíngyǎng fēngfù.

The Dalian Bay oyster has delicious and nutritious flesh.

Tips

culture

Named for Dalian Bay (大连湾) on the Liaodong Peninsula. The species epithet talienwhanensis is a romanization of 大连湾 in the old postal system — a relic of how Dalian (Dairen/Talien) was transliterated before Pinyin.

Stroke Order

大 dà

连 lián

湾 wān

牡 mǔ

蛎 lì