河刀鱼

河刀魚

hédāoyú

noun

Measure Word

一条河刀鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 river knife fish
2 tapertail anchovy (Coilia nasus, incl. Yangtze knife fish)

Characters

Examples

长江的河刀鱼春天最肥美。

Chángjiāng de hédāoyú chūntiān zuì féi měi.

Yangtze river knife fish is fattest and most delicious in spring.

河刀鱼身形细长,像一把刀。

Hédāoyú shēnxíng xìcháng, xiàng yībǎ dāo.

The river knife fish is long and slender, like a knife.

Tips

culture

长江刀鱼 (Yangtze knife fish) is one of the "three delicacies of the Yangtze" (长江三鲜) along with 鲥鱼 and 河豚. Wild catch was banned in 2019 due to near-extinction.

Stroke Order

河 hé

刀 dāo

鱼 yú