凤尾鱼 (fèngwěiyú) · grenadier anchovy (Coilia mystus), anchovy

Measure Word

一条凤尾鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 grenadier anchovy (Coilia mystus)
2 anchovy

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

In China this is a small anchovy of the coast with a long, tapering tail. It is deep-fried whole, unscaled, until even the bones are crisp enough to eat.

Contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

披萨上放了几条凤尾鱼。

Pīsà shàng fàng le jǐ tiáo fèngwěiyú.

A few anchovies were placed on the pizza.

HSK 7-9

凤尾鱼常用来做罐头。

Fèngwěiyú cháng yònglái zuò guàntou.

Grenadier anchovies are often canned.

Tips

memory

凤尾 means 'phoenix tail': the fish's long body tapers into a fine, trailing tail, like a phoenix's tail feathers. 鱼 means fish.

Stroke Order

凤 fèng

尾 wěi

鱼 yú

Related Words

矛尾鱼 máowěiyú

coelacanth (equivalent to 腔棘鱼, Latimeria)

牛尾鱼 niúwěiyú

flathead fish (family Platycephalidae) / literally 'oxtail fish', an elongated bottom-dwelling marine fish

凤凰 fènghuáng HSK 7-9 #5,708

phoenix (Chinese mythical bird) / fenghuang

尾巴 wěiba HSK 5 #4,814

tail

结尾 jiéwěi HSK 6 #4,704

ending / conclusion / final part

鸡尾酒 jīwěijiǔ #4,428

cocktail

尾 wěi #4,017

tail; end / remainder; leftover / measure word for fish

钓鱼 diàoyú HSK 6 #3,788

to fish / to go fishing / phishing (internet)

鲨鱼 shāyú HSK 6 #3,434

shark

鱼 yú HSK 2 #1,155