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- surname Yu
- fish
- CL:|[tiao2],[wei3]
- barbel (fish)
rén- merperson
- merman
- mermaid
- see 美人|美人鱼[mei3 ren2 yu2]
jiàn- swordfish
Jiā- Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
- squid
- ink fish
- cuttlefish
zūn- trout
dài- ribbonfish
- hairtail
- beltfish
- cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
- to fish
- to catch fish
- to fish
- to catch fish
- (fig.) to loaf on the job
- to be slack
- to take it easy
- mokugyo
- wooden fish (percussion instrument)
guì- mandarin fish
suō- barracuda
shā- variant of |鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
huó- fresh fish
- living fish
huáng- naked carp
- Gymnocypris przewalskii
zhá- deep-fried fish
- gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)
- snakehead fish (family Channidae)
jiǎ- turtle
- terrapin
- Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
bái- whitefish
- tilapia
zhāng- octopus
jiàn- variant of |剑鱼[jian4 yu2]
zhǐ- silverfish (Lepisma saccarina)
- fish moth
- putrid fish
cǎo- grass carp
biān- bream
- silverfish
- CL:|[zhi1]
- silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
jīn- goldfish
zhēn- saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
diào- to fish (with line and hook)
- to dupe
yín- oriental whitebait
- slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon
Shuāng- Pisces (star sign)
qīng- black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
- herring
- mackerel
Fēi- Exocet (missile)
fēi- flying fish
wán- fish ball
- variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
- fishbone
chā- harpoon
tái- Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
- fisher
- fisherman
- fish eggs
- roe
- caviar
wěi- fishtail
fēng- Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
pái- fish steak
shuǐ- fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
xùn- variant of 漁汛|渔汛[yu2 xun4]
chí- Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
chí- fishpond
jīn- bubbles (literary)
piàn- fish fillet
- slice of fish meat
gǒu- kingfisher
zhǒng- fingerling
竿竿gān- fishing rod
fěn- fish meal
wǎng- variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]
gāng- fish tank
- fishbowl
- aquarium
qún- shoal of fish
chì- shark fin
- fish maw
- a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
nǎn- meaty flesh from the underbelly of the carp
chuán- fishing boat
- same as 漁船|渔船
cāng- the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)
huā- fry
- newly hatched fish
miáo- fry
- newly hatched fish
guàn- one after the other
- in single file
gōu- fishhook
léi- torpedo
- fish sauce
tóu- fish head
- fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
lèi- fishes
bǐng- fishcake
ěr- fish bait
xiāng- yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc, but no seafood, although yuxiang literally means "fish fragrance"
- fish bone
sōng- fish floss
- crisp and flaky shredded dried fish
- fin
biào- swim bladder
lín- fish scales
yīng- name used for many fishing birds
- cormorant
- osprey
- percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
lóng- ichthyosaur
hóng- skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae)
- stingray
- perch
鱿yóu- squid
- Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
bào- abalone
wěi- tuna
jiāo- shark
guī- salmon
- trout
- carp
shā- shark
- cod
qīng- mackerel
xiǎng- dried fish
fēi- herring
chāng- silvery pomfret
- butterfish
jīng- whale
- CL:|[tiao2]
líng- see |[ling2]
nián- catfish
- anchovy
- Crucian carp
chūn- Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
- see 馬鮫|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
shí- Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
lián- silver carp
mán- eel
yōng- bighead carp
- Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
zhāng- variant of |章鱼[zhang1 yu2]
xuě- cod
zūn- trout
shàn- eel
guì- mandarin fish
- Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
xún- sturgeon
kuài- Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
- blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
è- alligator
- crocodile
- bass
- perch
xián- salted fish
huáng- yellow croaker (fish)
黿yuán- soft-shelled turtle
- also termed |[bie1]
sānwén- salmon (loanword)
dài- octopus
zhuǎ- octopus
guāngǒu- (Chinese bird species) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
Jiànzuò- Dorado (constellation)
jiā- porgy (Pagrosomus major)
Nánzuò- Piscis Austrinus (constellation)
tūn- tuna (loanword)
Jiāxiàn- Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
tuō- see 馬鮫|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
líng- see |[ling2]
duōbǎo- turbot
- European imported turbot
- same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆
dié- turbot fish
huáng- Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
wa- Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
xiǎochǒu- clownfish
- anemonefish
jiānzuǐ- Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
shānjiāo- Hynobius formosanus
- Taiwan salamander
tán- mudskipper (amphibious fish)
wénchāng- lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
bān- zebrafish
bāngǒu- (Chinese bird species) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
cáobái- Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
- white herring
- slender shad
màn- ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
cháipiàn- katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
LiángChén- Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
suōzi- barracuda
ōudié- plaice
- flatfish
- flounder
shuǐzhǔ- Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
shuǐ- piranha (fish)
shādīng- sardine (loanword)
dànshuǐ- fresh-water fish
鱿chǎoyóu- to be fired
- to fire
dài- tropical fish
dēnglóng- lantern fish
pa- anglerfish
shēngpiàn- sashimi
báidài- largehead hairtail
- beltfish
- Trichiurus lepturus
huángdài- giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
shíbān- grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)
- also called
- Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
shílíng- pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
- scaly ant-eater
Yìng- bony fishes
- Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)
qiūdāo- Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
táng- sweet and sour fish
luóhàn- flowerhorn cichlid
měirén- mermaid
fānchē- ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
pàngtóu- see |鳙鱼[yong1 yu2]
guā- smelt (family Osmeridae)
yānzhī- mullet
qiāng- coelacanth
shī- milkfish (Chanos chanos)
xiā- goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)
zi- silverfish
- CL:|[zhi1]
chìjīng- rudd
jūncáo- cobia or black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)
ruǎn- cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
zhē- milkfish (Chanos chanos)
jīnqiāng- tuna
jīnlǎo- pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor)
jīnzǎo- hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
DiàoDǎo- Senkaku Islands (administered by Japan as part of Okinawa prefecture)
- Diaoyu Islands
- Pinnacle Islands
diàogān- fishing rod
- CL:[gen1]
diàozhě- angler
Diàotái- Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
luó- dace
Shuāngzuò- Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Fēizuò- Volans (constellation)
fēi- "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
yǎngchí- fishpond
yǎnggāng- aquarium
- fish tank
jiāo- Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
táiXiàn- Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
zuǐxié- open-toed shoe
- peep-toe
jiàng- caviar
wěibǎn- fishplate (in railway engineering)
wěiwén- wrinkles of the skin
- crow's feet
fēng- Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
shuǐqíng- close relationship as between fish and water
xùn- variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1]
chíxiāng- Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
chìtāng- shark fin soup
chìguā- spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
bái- white (paint from dried fish guts)
- marble white color of the dawn sky
gānyóu- cod liver oil
xīngcǎo- Houttuynia cordata
gōur- erhua variant of |鱼钩[yu2 gou1]
léitǐng- torpedo boat
lèixué- ichthyology
quān- Bayuquan District of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 shi4], Liaoning
- koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day
Jīngzuò- Cetus (constellation)
Zéichōng- Quarry Bay (area in Hong Kong)
èjiā- crocodile clip
- spring clip
fèngwěi- anchovy
huánghuā- yellow croaker (fish)
- corvina
huángchē- lit. croaker car
- flatbed tricycle
- delivery tricycle
rénxiǎojie- mermaid
- the Little Mermaid
- halibut
- chum salmon
ròu- dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish
- lavish meal
- see 大馬哈|大马哈鱼[da4 ma3 ha3 yu2]
shuǐ- like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
wàngquán- lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
tǒngshè- to shoot fish in a barrel
- to attempt sth too easy
shuǐqīng- clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.
- Don't be too picky!
chénluòyàn- variant of 落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
chénluòyàn- lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
húnshuǐ- to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
- also written 渾水摸|浑水摸鱼
húnshuǐ- to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
lòuwǎngzhī- fish that escaped the net (idiom); fugitive
- homeless exile
lòuwǎngyóu- fish that escaped the net (idiom); fugitive
- homeless exile
zhuójǐn- to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
zāoliūhuáng- stir-fried yellow fish filet
yuánqiú- lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
línchuānxiàn- see 臨淵羨不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
línxiàn- see 臨淵羨不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
línyuānxiàn- see 臨淵羨不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
xiāngròu- butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
- internecine strife
xiā- Gobiidae (suborder of perch)
ruǎnlèi- cartilaginous fishes
- Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
jǐnyóu- a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
- in a desperate situation
diàozhí- entrapment (law)
yànyǎochén- without news from sb (idiom)
wǎng- lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
- a life and death struggle (idiom)
shuǐzhīhuān- the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom)
- sexual intercourse
chényànyǎo- lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
- lost in transmission
hùnzhū- to pass off fish eyes for pearls
- to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
zhīxiāng- (lit.) land of fish and rice
- (fig.) fertile region
- land of milk and honey
ròubǎixìng- to prey on the people
xióngzhǎng- lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
- you can't always get everything you want
- you can't have your cake and eat it
guànér- to walk in in a line
guànérchū- to file out
- to walk out in a line
xiāngròu- pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang |鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
lónghùn- lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
èyǎnlèi- crocodile tears
- fig. hypocritical words of sympathy
quān- Bayuquan district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
xiánfānshēn- lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
- fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
dàishíbān- Epinephelus septemfasciatus
wěnzuòdiàotái- lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
- a cool head in a crisis
zāoliūhuángpiàn- stir-fried yellow fish filet
diàoshìgōng- phishing attack (computing)
tiàolóngmén- to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
- to get one's big break
lín- see 大鱗大麻哈|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]
lín- king salmon
- Chinook salmon
线fàngchángxiàndiào- use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
shuǐzhìqīng- Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.
- Don't be too picky!
zhádòutiáor- fish and chips (traditional English food)
xióngzhǎngjiān- lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
- you can't always get everything you want
- you can't have your cake and eat it
sāntiān,liǎngtiānshàiwǎng- lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
- fig. not to persevere in doing sth
- to do sth by fits and starts
rénwéidāo,wéiròu- lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom)
- fig. to be at sb's mercy
chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngchí- a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
- fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
- ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
tàigōngdiào,yuànzhěshànggōu- Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
shǒuzhūdài,yuánqiú- to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
shòuzhīshòuzhī- give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
shòurénshòurén- give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
- knowledge is the best charity
Jiāngtàigōngdiào,yuànzhěshànggōu- Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
rènpíngfēnglàng,wěnzuòdiàotái- lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
- a cool head in a crisis
退退línyuānxiàn,tuìérjiéwǎng- better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
- one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
shēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíngān- fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy

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