dié

鲽

Character · NounTraditional鰈

flatfish; a type of marine fish

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

flatfish; any fish of the order Pleuronectiformes

neutral

A technical/common term for a type of marine flatfish, often called '比目鱼' in everyday language. Characteristic features include a flattened body and both eyes on one side.

Yú渔
mín民
bǔ捕
dào到
le了
yī一
tiáo条
hěn很
dà大
de的
dié鲽
yú鱼
 。

The fisherman caught a very large flatfish.

Zài在
hǎi海
xiān鲜
shì市
chǎng场
 ,
nǐ你
néng能
mǎi买
dào到
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
dié鲽
yú鱼
 。

You can buy fresh flatfish at the seafood market.

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Mù木
yè叶
dié鲽
shì是
gāo高
yǎn眼
dié鲽
de的
jìn近
qīn亲
 。

The plaice is a close relative of the dab.