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银鱼

yín yúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
oriental whitebait / slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

銀魚 银鱼 [yin2 yu2] /oriental whitebait/slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon/

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Other forms in these source records: 銀魚

  • 银
    yín

    silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency

  • 鱼
    yú

    fish (CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bào yú], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[è yú] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhāng yú])

    Yú

    surname Yu

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