dāo
鱽
type of knife-shaped fish
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
knife fish; a type of fish with a body shape resembling a knife
archaicAn archaic term from classical texts, now rarely used in modern Chinese. Refers to fish like the hairtail (带鱼) and anchovy (鲚鱼).
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
‘‘
dāo魛
’
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ指
dài带
yú鱼
。
The 'dāo' mentioned in ancient texts usually refers to the hairtail fish.
《
Běn本
cǎo草
gāng纲
mù目
》
lǐ里
jì记
zǎi载
le了
dāo魛
yú鱼
de的
yào药
yòng用
jià价
zhí值
。
The 'Compendium of Materia Medica' records the medicinal value of the knife fish.