The Chinese bear no particular grudge against the shark, but shark fin's status in Chinese cooking has turned everything topsy-turvy: the by-product has become the main course and shark meat is now the waste product for which a use has to be found.
中國人雖然並非有意與鯊魚過意不去，但魚翅透過中國廚藝，已反客為主，由鯊魚附加物搖身成為主食；魚肉反成為廢物利用的對象。