三文魚

Chinese

phonetic fish
trad. (三文魚) 三文 魚
simp. (三文鱼) 三文 鱼

Etymology

From English salmon +‎ 魚/鱼 (yú, “fish”), probably via Cantonese or Shanghainese.

Pronunciation


Noun

三文魚

  1. salmon (Classifier: 條/条 m c)
    煙熏三文魚/烟熏三文鱼  ―  yānxūn sānwényú  ―  smoked salmon
    炙烤三文魚/炙烤三文鱼  ―  zhìkǎo sānwényú  ―  grilled salmon

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