银鱼

銀魚

yínyú

noun #41,072

Measure Word

一条银鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 whitebait
2 icefish
3 silver fish (Salangidae family)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

太湖三白之一就是银鱼。

Tàihú sānbái zhīyī jiùshì yínyú.

One of Lake Tai's 'three whites' is the silver fish.

HSK 6

鸡蛋炒银鱼是江南家常菜。

Jīdàn chǎo yínyú shì Jiāngnán jiāchángcài.

Eggs stir-fried with whitebait is a home-style Jiangnan dish.

Tips

culture

Tiny near-transparent fish, eaten whole. With white shrimp (白虾) and whitebait-mussel (白鱼), it makes up Lake Tai's 'three whites' (太湖三白). A long-time imperial tribute food.

Stroke Order

银 yín

鱼 yú