The net language salted fish means that there is no vitality and vitality. The ancients said that it is a miracle that salted fish can turn over even salted fish. In Stephen Chow's movies, it is also mentioned that "if you don't have ideals and pursuits, you are different from a salted fish".

In ancient times, abalone was salted fish, which meant rotting, and food rotting was bound to produce bad smell, so there was an idiom "If you enter the land of abalone, you won't smell it for a long time." There is still a saying that smelly salted fish is made of salt. There is an old saying that "those who are pickled are called abalone", that is, smelly salted fish. However, many people like the taste. There are many stinky foods in eastern Zhejiang, such as stinky wax gourd and stinky amaranth stalks. But people in Shaoxing and Ningbo are eager for it.

Salted fish in China used to be eaten by poor families (George Lam's song "I need you every minute"-"Salted fish and cabbage are delicious" is a vivid portrayal of poor people's lives). However, some salted fish with better quality are not cheap at present. There is a saying in Guangdong called "the rebirth of salted fish", which describes forgotten stars, songs, movies, artworks, toys and tourist attractions. , and unexpectedly become popular culture again. In addition, salted fish is another name for dead bodies.