鲍鱼 (bào yú) — abalone | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

abalone

Measure word · 只

Examples

鲍鱼。
Zhè jiā cān tīng de bào yú tāng fēi cháng xiān měi.
The abalone soup at this restaurant is very delicious.
鲍鱼。
Tā mǎi le yì zhī bào yú sòng gěi mǔ qīn.
He bought an abalone and gave it to his mother.
鲍鱼，。
bào yú Shì míng guì de hǎi chǎn pǐn, jià gé bù fěi.
Abalone is a precious seafood product with a high price.

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.

鲍bàoabalone

鲍 names the abalone and 鱼 means fish; together they name the edible sea creature.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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