27.13 Vocabulary: Seafood

We will focus on seafood other than fish here. We will learn about common types of fish in later lessons.

The word 魚 jyu2 means ‘fish’. It appears in several words below. Pay attention to its tone because it is sometimes pronounced with Tone 2 and sometimes with Tone 4.

1.海鮮hoi2 sin1seafood
2.jyu2fish
3.魚柳jyu4 lau5fish fillet
4.haa1shrimp
5.瀨尿蝦laai6 niu6 haa1mantis shrimp
6.haai5crab
7.龍蝦lung4 haa1lobster (literally ‘dragon’ + ‘shrimp’)
8.帶子daai3 zi2pen shell (usually served without shell)
9.扇貝sin3 bui3scallop (usually served with shell)
10.hin2clam
11.hou4oyster
12.青口ceng1 hau2mussel
13.鮑魚baau1 jyu4abalone
14.蟶子sing3 zi2razor clam
15.魷魚jau4 jyu2squid
16.墨魚mak6 jyu4cuttlefish
17.八爪魚baat3 zaau2 jyu4octopus