魚翅 (jyu4 ci3 | yu2 chi4) : shark's fin (soup)

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魚翅

jyu4 ci3

yu2 chi4

shark's fin (soup)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 510,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

魚翅

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

魚 jyu4*2 - fish
翅 ci3 - wing; fin

4 compounds containing this word:

魚翅餃 - shark fin dumpling
魚翅瓜 - shark fin melon
魚翅撈飯 - great meal
雞絲魚翅 - shark fin soup with shredded chicken (also 雞翅)

Showing 1 example containing 魚翅

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水粵
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

3 Cantonese Homophones / Homophone Variants for this word:

魚刺 jyu4 ci3 yu2 ci4 = fishbone

榆次 jyu4 ci3 yu2 ci4 = Yuci (city in Shanxi)

如廁 jyu4 ci3 ru2 ce4 = go to the bathroom; visit the restroom [formal]

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Decimal representation of this word: 魚翅

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