花胶

花膠

huājiāo

noun

Meanings

1 fish maw
2 dried swim bladder

鱼肚 yúdǔ Fish and seafood

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

上等的花胶价格非常高，有的比黄金还贵。

Shàngděng de huājiāo jiàgé fēicháng gāo, yǒude bǐ huángjīn hái guì.

Top-grade fish maw is very expensive, and some of it costs more than gold.

HSK 7-9

妈妈用花胶炖了一锅汤。

Māma yòng huājiāo dùn le yì guō tāng.

Mom stewed a pot of soup with fish maw.

Tips

usage

花胶 is the name used in Cantonese cooking and now on menus everywhere; the general word is 鱼肚. It goes into slow-simmered soups and into the Fujian banquet dish 佛跳墙, and is valued as a tonic food.

Stroke Order

花 huā

胶 jiāo