piu5鰾鳔
Jyutpingpiu5
Yalepíuh
Definition
Swim bladder or fish maw; an air-filled internal organ of fish used to regulate buoyancy, often dried and used as food.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the biological organ in fish that controls buoyancy. When dried and prepared as a luxury food item, it is almost exclusively referred to as 花膠 or 魚肚 rather than 鰾. Use 鰾 primarily when discussing anatomy or biology.
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Common mistake
Do not use 鰾 to describe the food product in a restaurant or market, as it will sound like you are talking about fish dissection rather than a meal.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
