鱼腥味

魚腥味
yúxīngwèi
noun #25,803

Meanings

  1. 1 fishy smell
  2. 2 fish odor

Examples

Tā bù xǐhuān hǎixiān, yīnwèi shòu bu liǎo yúxīng wèi.
She doesn't like seafood because she can't stand the fishy smell.
Yòng jiāng hé liàojiǔ kěyǐ qùchú yúxīng wèi.
Ginger and cooking wine can remove the fishy odor.

Tips

usage
鱼腥味 is specifically the raw, uncooked fish smell. Chinese cooking often uses ginger () and Shaoxing wine () to mask it. alone means 'rank/fishy' and can also describe the smell of blood.

Stroke Order

xīng
wèi