鲸油 (jīng yóu) — whale oil; blubber (as a source of oil)

Definition

Examples

• 过去人们用鲸油点灯。
  Guò qù rén men yòng jīng yóu diǎn dēng.
  In the past, people used whale oil to light lamps.
• 这种鲸油可以用来做肥皂。
  Zhè zhǒng jīng yóu kě yǐ yòng lái zuò féi zào.
  This kind of whale oil can be used to make soap.
• 捕鲸船带回了大量的鲸油。
  Bǔ jīng chuán dài huí le dà liàng de jīng yóu.
  The whaling ship brought back a large amount of whale oil.