shark fin soup

English

Noun

shark fin soup (countable and uncountable, plural shark fin soups)

Chinese shark fin soup

(cooking) A soup made from shark fins, common especially in Chinese culture, where it is served on special occasions and as a symbol of wealth and prestige.

Translations

soup made from shark fins

Chinese:
Mandarin: 魚翅湯 (zh), 鱼翅汤 (zh) (yúchìtāng)
Dutch: haaienvinnensoep (nl) f, m
Finnish: haineväkeitto (fi)
French: soupe aux ailerons de requins f
German: Haifischflossensuppe (de) f
Greek: σούπα από πτερύγια καρχαρία f (soúpa apó pterýgia karcharía)
Japanese: フカヒレスープ (fukahire sūpu), 鱶鰭スープ (fukahire sūpu)

Korean: 상어 지느러미 수프 (sangeo jineureomi supeu)
Portuguese: sopa de barbatana de tubarão f
Russian: суп из аку́льих плавнико́в m (sup iz akúlʹix plavnikóv)
Spanish: sopa de aleta de tiburón f
Swedish: hajfenssoppa c
Thai: หูฉลาม (hŏo chà-lăam), ซุปหูฉลาม (súp hŏo chà-lăam), ฮื่อฉี่ (th) (hêu chèe)
Vietnamese: súp vây cá mập

Further reading

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