海味

hǎiwèi
noun #33,772

Meanings

  1. 1 seafood (especially dried)
  2. 2 seafood delicacies
  3. 3 the taste of the sea

Examples

HSK 5
Guǎngdōng rén hěn huì zuò hǎiwèi.
Cantonese people are very skilled at preparing seafood.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā diàn zhuān mài shānzhēn-hǎiwèi.
This shop specializes in mountain delicacies and seafood.

Tips

culture
Most familiar in the chengyu 山珍海味 ('mountain delicacies and seafood' - i.e. luxurious feast, every kind of rare food). 海味 narrowly refers to dried/preserved seafood (dried scallops, abalone, sea cucumber) - the prized stock of a Cantonese 海味铺 (seafood-product shop).

Stroke Order

海 hǎi
味 wèi