cá cháy
Definition
- Noun:
- Hilsa herring: A type of fish, specifically the species Tenualosa ilisha, known for its economic and culinary importance in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It is a migratory fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to spawn.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Món cá cháy nướng rất ngon. (Grilled hilsa herring is very delicious.)
- Cá cháy là một đặc sản của miền Tây. (Hilsa herring is a specialty of the Mekong Delta region.)
- Mùa cá cháy thường bắt đầu vào tháng Ba. (The hilsa herring season usually starts in March.)
Advanced Usage
- "Cá cháy một nắng": Sun-dried hilsa herring. This is a common method of preservation.
- Bà ngoại tôi thường mua cá cháy một nắng về kho. (My grandmother often buys sun-dried hilsa herring to braise.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cá cháy khô: Dried hilsa herring.
- Mùa cá cháy: Hilsa herring season.
Synonyms
- Cá linh: A different but sometimes confused species of small river fish, also common in the Mekong Delta. (Note: While both are regional fish, they are distinct species. 'Cá cháy' is larger and more closely related to shad/herring.)
- Hilsa shad: Another English name for the same species.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Đánh bắt cá cháy: To catch hilsa herring.
- Ngư dân đang ra khơi để đánh bắt cá cháy. (The fishermen are going out to sea to catch hilsa herring.)
- Thịt cá cháy: Hilsa herring meat.
- Thịt cá cháy có nhiều xương nhưng rất béo và thơm. (Hilsa herring meat has many bones but is very fatty and fragrant.)
Related Idioms
(This specific word is not commonly used in Vietnamese idioms. It primarily refers to the fish itself.)
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