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大黃魚

简大黄鱼 · 繁大黃魚

Mandarin · pinyin dà huáng yú

Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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4–2–2 · da4 huang2 yu2

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noun

Croceine croaker (Larimichthys crocea)
(Shanghainese, dated) a gold bar heavier than 10 tael (~312.5 grams)

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