鯷魚
tai4 jyu4
The Cantonese word for anchovies is 鯷魚 (tai4 jyu4).
鯷魚 refers to small, salty fish often used as a topping for pizza or as a seasoning.
How do you pronounce it?
tai4 jyu4
Did you know?
- In Cantonese culture, the phrase 'salted fish' 鹹魚 is used in the idiom 鹹魚翻身 to describe someone who has finally achieved success after a long period of failure.
- In Cantonese culinary contexts, 鯷魚 are often grouped with 'dried shrimp' and 'scallops' as essential 'umami' base ingredients for slow-cooked soups.
- In Hong Kong markets, you may find 鯷魚 sold not just as fillets, but as tiny whole dried fish used as a crunchy snack.
Examples in context
- 呢個披薩加咗鯷魚。ni1 go3 pe1 si1 za1 zo2 jing4 jyu4.This pizza has anchovies on it.
- 我想買啲鯷魚做餸。ngo5 soeng2 maai5 di1 jing4 jyu4 zou6 sung3.I want to buy some anchovies to cook.
- 鯷魚嘅味好鹹。jing4 jyu4 ge3 mei6 hou2 haam6.The taste of anchovies is very salty.
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to order for dinner.
- 曉彤 Hiu Tung子健，你想唔想食鯷魚披薩？zi2 gin6, nei5 soeng2 m4 soeng2 sik6 jing4 jyu4 pe1 si1?Zi Kin, do you want to eat anchovy pizza?
- 子健 Tsz Kin唔好呀，我唔鍾意鯷魚。m4 hou2 aa3, ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 jing4 jyu4.No, I don't like anchovies.
- 曉彤 Hiu Tung咁你想食咩口味？gam2 nei5 soeng2 sik6 me1 hau2 mei6?Then what flavor do you want to eat?
- 子健 Tsz Kin我想食芝士口味。ngo5 soeng2 sik6 zi1 si6 hau2 mei6.I want to eat cheese flavor.
