shark fin soup

English

Noun

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

Chinese shark fin soup

1. (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／鱼翅汤 (zh) (yúchìtāng)

• Dutch: haaienvinnensoep (nl) f or 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 (sang'eo 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

• shark fin soup, shark's fin soup, shark-fin soup, sharkfin soup at Google Ngram Viewer