赤鳞鱼 (chìlínyú) · red-scaled fish (Taishan stone fish, a…

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一条赤鳞鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 red-scaled fish (Taishan stone fish, a prized freshwater fish from Mount Tai streams)

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A small fish of cold mountain streams, in Shandong best known from Mount Tai, with large, shiny scales. Wild fish are protected, so the ones sold are farmed, at many times the price of common carp.

Contains fish

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Examples

HSK 5

赤鳞鱼是泰山的特产。

Chìlínyú shì Tàishān de tèchǎn.

Red-scaled fish is a specialty of Mount Tai.

HSK 7-9

清蒸赤鳞鱼味道非常鲜美。

Qīngzhēng chìlínyú wèidào fēicháng xiānměi.

Steamed red-scaled fish is extremely delicious.

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culture

Endemic to the cold mountain streams of Mount Tai (泰山) in Shandong. Historically served as imperial tribute; today it is a protected species and cultivated on licensed farms.