鱼汁 (yúzhī): fish sauce

Meanings

1 fish sauce
2 fish broth / juice released when cooking fish

Characters

鱼

Examples

东南亚菜常用鱼汁调味。

Dōngnányà cài cháng yòng yúzhī tiáowèi.

Southeast Asian cuisine often uses fish sauce to season dishes.

清蒸鱼最鲜美的就是盘底那点鱼汁。

Qīngzhēng yú zuì xiānměi de jiùshì pán dǐ nà diǎn yúzhī.

The tastiest part of steamed fish is the little pool of fish juice at the bottom of the plate.

Tips

usage

鱼汁 has two senses: (1) the fermented condiment we call fish sauce in English — though mainland Chinese menus more commonly say 鱼露 yúlù for this, and 鱼汁 stays more colloquial; (2) the natural juices released while steaming or braising fish. Xinhua defines it as 鱼汤 (fish-based broth with seasoning).