梅鱼

梅魚

méiyú

noun

Measure Word

一条梅鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 small yellow croaker
2 a small yellow-hued sea fish resembling the yellow croaker

Characters

Examples

梅鱼头大肉嫩，是沿海地区常见的食用鱼。

Méiyú tóu dà ròu nèn, shì yánhǎi dìqū chángjiàn de shíyòng yú.

Meiyu has a big head and tender flesh; it is a common food fish in coastal areas.

梅雨季节正是捕捞梅鱼的好时候。

Méiyǔ jìjié zhèng shì bǔlāo méiyú de hǎo shíhou.

The plum-rain season is exactly the right time to fish for meiyu.

Tips

culture

Also called 梅大头 or 梅头 (big-head). The name refers both to the plum-yellow color of its body and to the plum-rain (梅雨) season when it is most abundant along the Chinese coast. Similar to but smaller than 大黄鱼.

Stroke Order

梅 méi

鱼 yú