Perhaps the dolphin's large amount of body fat is reminiscent of a daughter-in-law who is not hard-working enough! Because Chinese found dolphin fat "repellent," they said that only "barbarians" would eat dolphin. Chinese only used the dolphin to get oil for lamps or for mixing with lime to repair boats.
因為它的肉「肥不中食」、「腥臭不可近」、只有「土人間有能食者」，中國人只利用它的脂肪點燈照明，或混合石灰修理船隻。