dāoyú

刀鱼

Word · NounTraditional魛

dialectal term; hairtail fish

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

hairtail fish; ribbon fish; Trichiurus lepturus

dialect

A regional (dialect) term primarily used along coastal areas of China. The standard Mandarin term for this fish is '带鱼' (dài yú).

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
qīng清
zhēng蒸
dāo魛
yú鱼
 。

He likes eating steamed hairtail fish.

Shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
mài卖
de的
dāo魛
yú鱼
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
 。

The hairtail fish sold at the market is very fresh.

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Wǒ我
mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
jiàng酱
yóu油
hóng红
shāo烧
dāo魛
yú鱼
 。

My mom braises hairtail fish in soy sauce.