鱼翅瓜

魚翅瓜

yúchìguā

noun

Measure Word

一个鱼翅瓜 gè

Meanings

1 spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)

Characters

Examples

鱼翅瓜煮熟后果肉像粉丝。

Yúchìguā zhǔ shú hòu guǒròu xiàng fěnsī.

After cooking, the flesh of spaghetti squash looks like vermicelli.

她用鱼翅瓜代替面条。

Tā yòng yúchìguā dàitì miàntiáo.

She uses spaghetti squash as a noodle substitute.

Tips

memory

Literally 'shark-fin (鱼翅) melon (瓜)' — the cooked flesh pulls apart into thin strands that resemble shark-fin soup ingredients. Not actual shark fin, just a visual nickname.

Stroke Order

鱼 yú

翅 chì

瓜 guā