水煮鱼

水煮魚

shuǐzhǔyú

noun

Measure Word

一份水煮鱼 fèn

Meanings

1 Sichuan poached fish in chili oil
2 shuizhu fish

Characters

Examples

我们点了一份水煮鱼，超辣。

Wǒmen diǎnle yī fèn shuǐzhǔyú, chāo là.

We ordered a water-boiled fish — it was super spicy.

这家川菜馆的水煮鱼很正宗。

Zhè jiā Chuāncài guǎn de shuǐzhǔyú hěn zhèngzōng.

This Sichuan restaurant's shuizhu fish is very authentic.

Tips

mistakes

Don't take 水煮 'water-boiled' literally — it ends up swimming in chili oil with Sichuan peppercorns. The 'boiling' refers to how the fish is initially cooked, before being doused with hot oil over chilies.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

煮 zhǔ

鱼 yú