鲷 (diāo): sea bream

Measure Word

一条鲷 tiáo

Meanings

1 sea bream
2 porgy
3 Pagrus major (red sea bream)

Characters

鲷

diāo

sea bream

Examples

日料店里的烤鲷鱼很受欢迎。

Rìliàodiàn lǐ de kǎo diāoyú hěn shòu huānyíng.

Grilled sea bream is very popular at the Japanese restaurant.

真鲷是一种高级食用鱼。

Zhēndiāo shì yì zhǒng gāojí shíyòngyú.

The red sea bream is a high-grade food fish.

Tips

culture

In Japan the same kanji 鯛 is read 'tai,' a classic auspicious fish served at celebrations (the wordplay 'medetai' = 'congratulations'). Common Chinese compounds: 真鲷 (red sea bream), 黑鲷 (black porgy), 鲷鱼烧 (taiyaki, fish-shaped pastry).