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白魚

简白鱼 · 繁白魚

Mandarin · pinyin bái yú

whitefish

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–2 · bai2 yu2

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noun

silverfish
a common name for some freshwater ray-finned fishes of Cultrinae (Xenocyprididae), such as Anabarilius spp., Culter spp., Chanodichthys spp., and Hemiculter spp.
(Hokkien) largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus)

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