鱼鳞

魚鱗

yúlín

noun #32,009

Measure Word

一片鱼鳞 piàn

Meanings

1 fish scales

Characters

scale (of a fish or reptile)

Examples

做鱼之前要先刮掉鱼鳞。

Zuò yú zhīqián yào xiān guā diào yúlín.

Before cooking fish, you need to scrape off the scales first.

天上的云像鱼鳞一样。

Tiānshàng de yún xiàng yúlín yīyàng.

The clouds in the sky look like fish scales.

Tips

culture

鱼鳞 features in two evocative weather/landscape metaphors: 鱼鳞云 (yúlínyún, 'fish-scale clouds' = altocumulus mackerel sky) and 鱼鳞天 (a sky full of such clouds, taken in folk weather lore as a sign of coming rain). Also 鱼鳞瓦 (yúlínwǎ) — overlapping 'fish-scale tiles' on traditional roofs.

Stroke Order

鱼 yú

鳞 lín