银鱼 (yínyú) · whitebait, icefish

Measure Word

一条银鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 whitebait
2 icefish
3 silver fish (Salangidae family)

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Slender, almost see-through fish about 8 cm long, sold fresh or dried. Lake Tai is known for them, and one common dish fries them with egg into an omelette.

Contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

太湖三白之一就是银鱼。

Tàihú sānbái zhīyī jiùshì yínyú.

One of Lake Tai's 'three whites' is the silver fish.

HSK 6

鸡蛋炒银鱼是江南家常菜。

Jīdàn chǎo yínyú shì Jiāngnán jiāchángcài.

Eggs stir-fried with whitebait is a home-style Jiangnan dish.

Tips

culture

Tiny near-transparent fish, eaten whole. With white shrimp (白虾) and whitebait-mussel (白鱼), it makes up Lake Tai's 'three whites' (太湖三白). A long-time imperial tribute food.