黄河刀鱼 (Huánghé dāoyú) · Yellow River knife fish (Coilia nasus)

Measure Word

一条黄河刀鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 Yellow River knife fish (Coilia nasus)
2 anadromous tapertail anchovy of the Yellow River

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

The 刀鱼 of the Yellow River mouth in Shandong: a slim fish that narrows from head to tail and swims up from the sea to spawn. It is one of the most expensive fish sold in China.

Contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

每年春天，黄河刀鱼洄游到河口产卵。

Měi nián chūntiān, Huánghé dāoyú huí yóu dào hé kǒu chǎnluǎn.

Every spring, Yellow River knife fish migrate to the estuary to spawn.

HSK 7-9

黄河刀鱼肉质鲜嫩，是春季名贵鱼品。

Huánghé dāoyú ròuzhì xiānnèn, shì chūnjì míngguì yú pǐn.

The Yellow River knife fish has tender, delicate flesh and is a prized springtime delicacy.

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culture

Named for the long, narrow silver body shaped like a 刀 (knife/blade). Part of the historically famed 黄河三鲜 alongside 黄河鲤 and 黄河甲鱼. Overfishing and estuary damming drove it to near-extinction by 2000; releases and fishing bans on the Yellow River estuary since 2017 have allowed a partial recovery.