YU-SHIANG WHOLE FISH


Meaning of YU-SHIANG WHOLE FISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ /yoo-shyang hohl fish/ n. obs. ]

The character gamma (extended SAIL ASCII 0001001), which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. The term is actually the name of a Chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parse d) and covered with Yu-Shiang (or Yu-Hsiang) sauce. Usage: primarily by people on the MIT LISP Machine, which could display this character on the screen. Tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.