黄河鲤鱼 (Huánghé lǐyú) · Yellow River carp

Measure Word

一条黄河鲤鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 Yellow River carp

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

Carp from the Yellow River, the preferred fish for sweet and sour carp: fried whole and glazed with sweet and sour sauce, a dish of Jinan in Shandong. Kaifeng in Henan serves it with crisp fried noodles.

Contains fish

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

糖醋黄河鲤鱼是河南名菜。

Tángcù Huánghé lǐyú shì Hénán míngcài.

Sweet-and-sour Yellow River carp is a famous Henan dish.

HSK 7-9

正宗的黄河鲤鱼鳞金黄、腹白嘴红。

Zhèngzōng de huánghé lǐyú lín jīnhuáng, fù bái zuǐ hóng.

Authentic Yellow River carp has golden scales, a white belly and a red mouth.

Tips

culture

黄河鲤鱼 is counted among China's 'Four Famous Fish' (四大名鱼). The carp's reddish golden scales and the Henan capital of Kaifeng's location on the Yellow River gave rise to signature dishes like 糖醋黄河鲤鱼 and 鲤鱼焙面. The carp is also the animal of the 鲤鱼跳龙门 legend: a carp leaping over Longmen becomes a dragon, symbolizing successful exam candidates.