三文鱼 (sānwényú) · salmon

Measure Word

一条三文鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 salmon

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Mostly imported farmed Atlantic salmon, and much of it is eaten raw. An industry standard also lets farmed rainbow trout (虹鳟) be sold under the same name for eating raw, which set off a dispute over what counts as salmon.

Contains fish

Also called 鲑鱼

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

我最喜欢吃三文鱼刺身。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī sānwényú cìshēn.

I love salmon sashimi the most.

HSK 6

挪威三文鱼出口到全世界。

Nuówēi sānwényú chūkǒu dào quánshìjiè.

Norwegian salmon is exported all over the world.

Tips

usage

Phonetic loan from English 'salmon' via Cantonese (saam1 man4 jyu4). Mainland menus may also write 大马哈鱼 (Pacific salmon, native species), but in restaurants 三文鱼 almost always means the imported Atlantic farmed fish, usually served raw.