带鱼

帶魚
dàiyú
noun #63,811

Measure Word

带鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 hairtail; ribbonfish; cutlassfish
  2. 2 beltfish (family Trichiuridae)

Examples

Hóngshāo dàiyú shì yí dào jiācháng cài.
Braised hairtail is a common home-cooked dish.
Dàiyú yínguāng shǎnshǎn, xiàng yì tiáo tiáo dàizi.
Hairtails gleam silver, like shimmering ribbons.

Tips

memory
The name is a perfect picture: (belt/ribbon) + (fish) = "belt fish," because the long, flat, silvery body really does look like a glittering ribbon. Along with 黄花鱼 (yellow croaker), it is one of the four famous seafoods of China's East China Sea.

Stroke Order

dài