fēi

鲱

Character · NounTraditional鯡

herring; a type of sea fish

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

herring; a type of slender, laterally compressed, silver-green marine fish

neutral

Refers specifically to fish of the family Clupeidae, known for being an economically important food fish. Also called '青鱼' in some contexts.

Běi北
dà大
xī西
yáng洋
shèng盛
chǎn产
fēi鲱
yú鱼
 。

The North Atlantic Ocean is rich in herring.

Fēi鲱
yú鱼
guàn罐
tou头
yǒu有
hěn很
nóng浓
de的
qì气
wèi味
 。

Canned herring has a very strong smell.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
fēi鲱
yú鱼
shì是
dāng当
dì地
yú渔
mín民
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
bǔ捕
lāo捞
duì对
xiàng象
 。

This type of herring is the main catch for local fishermen.