桂鱼

桂魚

guìyú

noun

Measure Word

一条桂鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi)
2 Chinese perch

Characters

cassia/osmanthus

Examples

松鼠桂鱼是苏州的名菜。

Sōngshǔ guìyú shì Sūzhōu de míngcài.

Squirrel mandarin fish is a famous Suzhou dish.

臭鳜鱼用的就是腌过的桂鱼。

Chòu guìyú yòng de jiù shì yān guò de guìyú.

Stinky mandarin fish is made from cured mandarin fish.

Tips

culture

Tang poet 张志和's 《渔歌子》 — '桃花流水鳜鱼肥' — immortalized this fish as the emblem of springtime southern rivers. 桂鱼 and 鳜鱼 are the same species, written two ways.

Stroke Order

桂 guì

鱼 yú