yān zhī yú

Traditional: 胭脂魚

胭脂鱼 (yān zhī yú) is a Chinese word meaning “Chinese high-fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)”.

Meanings

  1. 1Chinese high-fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)

Characters in 胭脂鱼

胭yān · rouge脂zhī · fat鱼yú · fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

Related words

鱼fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])鱼surname Yu鲨鱼shark钓鱼to fish (with line and hook); to angle鳄鱼alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])脂肪fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)金枪鱼tuna鲸鱼whale鱿鱼squid脂fat炒鱿鱼(coll.) to fire sb美人鱼mermaid

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