"wet fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wet fish (uncountable)
  1. Fresh fish intended to be cooked. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Seafood Translations (fresh fish): 鮮魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲜鱼 (xiānyú) (Chinese Mandarin), tuore kala (Finnish), Frischfisch [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-wet_fish-en-noun-9Usn1HTP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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          "word": "鮮魚"
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