鱼鳔

魚鰾

yúbiào

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

鱼靠鱼鳔在水中上浮和下沉。

Yú kào yúbiào zài shuǐ zhōng shàngfú hé xiàchén.

A fish rises and sinks in the water with the help of its swim bladder.

HSK 7-9

晒干的鱼鳔叫花胶，是广东人喜欢的滋补食材。

Shàigān de yúbiào jiào huājiāo, shì Guǎngdōngrén xǐhuan de zībǔ shícái.

Dried swim bladder is called fish maw, a tonic food that Cantonese people love.

usage

鳔 alone also means the swim bladder. Dried and sold as food it is 花胶 or 鱼肚; boiled down it gives 鳔胶, a strong traditional glue.

鱼 yú

鳔 biào