凤尾鱼 (fèng wěi yú) — anchovy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

anchovy

Measure word · 条

Examples

凤尾鱼。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī fèng wěi yú.
I like to eat anchovies.
凤尾鱼。
Zhè zhǒng fèng wěi yú hěn xīn xiān.
This kind of anchovy is very fresh.
凤尾鱼。
Chāo shì lǐ yǒu mài fèng wěi yú guàn tou.
The supermarket sells canned anchovies.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

凤尾phoenix tail

凤fèngphoenix尾wěitail

偏正Modifier + head

凤尾 (phoenix tail) describes a kind of 鱼 (fish).

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鳳; 凤 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 鳳 pictures a bird with a prominent crest and tail feathers, likely a real peacock. The simplified 凤 is a later abbreviation.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

尸毛尾

尸尸shīperson
毛毛máohair; feather

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

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Fish & Aquatic Life Meat & Seafood

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