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清蒸桂鱼

清蒸桂魚
qīngzhēng guìyú
Also on menus as 清蒸鳜鱼
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一条清蒸桂鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 steamed mandarin fish

About the dish

粤菜 Cantonese · 热菜 Hot dish

A whole mandarin fish steamed plain, then topped with shredded ginger and scallion, sizzled with hot oil and dressed with light soy sauce. Mild and tender, with white flesh and few small bones.

Usually contains fish

Examples

HSK 7-9
清蒸桂鱼是整条桂鱼加姜和葱蒸出来的。
Qīngzhēng guìyú shì zhěng tiáo guìyú jiā jiāng hé cōng zhēng chūlai de.
Steamed mandarin fish is a whole mandarin fish steamed with ginger and scallion.
HSK 7-9
清蒸桂鱼不能蒸太久，八分钟左右就熟了。
Qīngzhēng guìyú bù néng zhēng tài jiǔ, bā fēnzhōng zuǒyòu jiù shú le.
Steamed mandarin fish must not be steamed too long: it is done in about eight minutes.

Tips

usage
桂鱼 is also written 鳜鱼, with the same reading; 鳜 is the standard character for this fish.

Stroke Order

清 qīng
蒸 zhēng
桂 guì
鱼 yú