黄鳝

黃鱔
huángshàn
noun

Measure Word

一条黄鳝 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 Asian swamp eel
  2. 2 rice paddy eel (Monopterus albus)

Examples

Xiàtiān de huángshàn zuì féiměi.
Summer swamp eels are the plumpest and most flavorful.
Xiǎngyóu shànhú shì Shànghǎi míngcài, yòng de jiù shì huángshàn.
Sizzling-oil eel paste is a Shanghai specialty made from swamp eel.

Tips

culture
黄鳝 is a freshwater staple of Jiangsu and Anhui cuisine — prized for summertime folklore (the saying 黄鳝人参 means 'early-summer eel rivals ginseng').

Stroke Order

huáng
shàn