花寨

huāzhài

noun

Meanings

1 (likely fragment) flower-patterned grouper (花寨鱼), a regional name for certain grouper/rockfish species in South China fish markets

Characters

flower, patterned

stockade, stronghold

Examples

市场里有新到的花寨鱼。

Shìchǎng lǐ yǒu xīn dào de huāzhài yú.

The market has newly arrived huāzhài fish.

这道菜用的是花寨。

Zhè dào cài yòng de shì huāzhài.

This dish uses huāzhài fish.

Tips

usage

Uncertain. Not found in CC-CEDICT or Xinhua. Most likely a truncation of 花寨鱼, a colloquial Southern Chinese fish-market name for a grouper/rockfish variety. Use with caution — regional and non-standard.

Stroke Order

花 huā

寨 zhài