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  jyu4   jyutping
  yu2   pinyin
fish


Often pronounced in Jyutping with changed tone jyu4*2 when used as a single word and in many compounds.
noun
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#195)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
魚 / 鱼

This word has been viewed 25992 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Aug 2017 14:54

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detail  jan4 jyu4  ren2 yu2 = Mermaid; Merman
detail  mei5 jan4 jyu4  mei3 ren2 yu2 = Mermaid (Beautiful)
detail  gam1 jyu4*2  jin1 yu2 = goldfish
detail  jyu4 saang1  yu2 sheng1 = raw fish; sashimi
detail  jyu4 ji4  yu2 er2 (Taiwan), yur2 (PRC) = [n] fish; fishes
detail  saam1 man4 jyu4*2  san1 wen2 yu2 = salmon
detail  zin1 jyu4*2  jian1 yu2 = to pan-fry a fish; pan-fried fish
detail  diu3 jyu4*2  diao4 yu2 = to fish, fishing
detail  haam4 jyu4*2  xian2 yu2 = salted fish; dead body
detail  baat3 zaau2 jyu4  ba1 zhao3 yu2 = octopus
detail  jyu4 ci4  yu2 chi2 = fishpond
detail  jyu4 gong1  yu2 gang1 = fish tank; aquarium
detail  jyu4 gwat1   = fishbone
detail  jyu4 jau4   = fish oil
detail  cou2 jyu4*2   = grass carp; Chinese ide (fish)
detail  fei1 jyu4  fei1 yu2 = flying fish; fast swimmer
detail  hoi2 seoi2 jyu4*2   = a sea fish
detail  haam4 seoi2 jyu4*2  xian2 shui3 yu2 = a saltwater fish
detail  sat1 wan4 jyu4*2   = absent-minded fellow
detail  gaa3 lei1 jyu4 daan6*2  ga1 li2 yu2 dan4 = curry fish balls (common formation)
detail  saa1 mun4 jyu4*2  sha1 men2 yu2 = salmon
detail  jyu4 pin3*2  yu2 pian4 = fillets of fish
detail  saang1 jyu4*2 pin3*2  sheng1 yu2 pian4 = a slice of sashimi (raw fish)
detail  wong4 jyu4*2  huang2 yu2 = croaker; yellow-fin tuna
detail  daai6 jyu4 daai6 juk6  da4 yu2 da4 rou4 = overly extravagant
detail  saa1 jyu4  sha1 yu2 = shark
detail  tan1 naa4 jyu4*2  tun1 na2 yu2 = tuna
detail  saa1 din6*1 jyu4*2   = sardine
detail  gong1 jyu4 zai2   = anchovy
detail  jyu4 ci3  yu2 chi4 = shark's fin (soup)
detail  caau2 jau4 jyu4*2  chao3 you2 yu2 = get the sack
detail  jau4 jyu4*2; jau4 jyu4  you2 yu2 = squid
detail  king4 jyu4*2  jing1 yu2 = whale
detail  waan5 jyu4*2  huan4 yu2 = grass carp
detail  baau6*1 jyu4  bao4 yu2 = abalone
detail  maan4 jyu4  man2 yu2 = eel
detail  saa1 ding1 jyu4*2  sha1 ding1 yu2 = sardine
detail  lei5 jyu4*2  li3 yu2 = common carp (fish)
detail  jyu4 kei4  yu2 qi2 = fin (on a fish)
detail  jyu4*2 leon4  yu2 lin2 = fish scales
detail  zak1 jyu4 cung1   = Quarry Bay (MTR station)
detail  wu1 jyu4*2  wu1 yu2 = mullet
detail  gaa1 jyu4*2  jia1 yu2 = charr (a type of freshwater fish); Jiayu (place in Hubei)
detail  mak6 jyu4  mo4 yv2 = cuttlefish
detail  jyu4 si1   = (fishing) line
detail  wan6 seoi2 mo2 jyu4   = fish in troubled waters
detail  maau1 jyu4*2  mao1 yu2 = a small fish as cat's food
detail  saam1 man4 jyu4 zi2  san1 wen2 yu2 zi3 = salmon roe; red caviar
detail  tong4 sat1 jyu4*2   = walking catfish
detail  mak6 jyu4 jyun4*2   = cuttlefish ball
detail  do1 zi2 jyu4*2   = shishamo smelt; capelin
detail  daai6 dei6 jyu4*2   = sole (fish)
detail  siu2 cau2 jyu4*2  xiao3 chou3 yu2 = clownfish, anemonefish
detail  daai3 jyu4*2   = belt fish; hairtail fish
detail  taan4 tou4 jyu4*2   = mudskipper
detail  muk6 jyu4*2   = dried bonito; dried skipjack
detail  lam4 go1 jyu4*2   = goby
detail  caai4 jyu4*2   = dried cod
detail  seoi2 jyu4*2   = soft-shell turtle; a dupe
detail  taam5 seoi2 jyu4*2  dan4 shui3 yu2 = freshwater fish
detail  wu1 tau4 jyu4*2   = mullet; striped-mullet
detail  jin1 saam1 man4 jyu4*2   = smoked salmon
detail  ngaa4 daai3 jyu4*2   = hairtail fish; belt fish
detail  pei4 paa4 jyu4*2  pi2 pa2 yu2 = blackmouth goosefish; angler
detail  saang1 jyu4*2  sheng1 yu2 = snakehead (fish)
detail  baak6 faan6 jyu4*2  bai2 fan4 yu2 = noodlefish
detail  hung4 saam1 jyu4*2   = [1] golden threadfin bream [2] (Hong Kong) 100-dollar note
detail  sek6 baan1 jyu4*2  shi2 ban1 yu2 = grouper, garoupa; [粵] rock cod
detail  sek6 gau2 gung1 jyu4*2   = dusky stingfish
detail  cau1 dou1 jyu4*2   = Pacific saury
detail  gok3 jyu4*2   = bluefin gurnard
detail  zyu1 jyu4*2   = spiny boxfish
detail  ngan4 jyu4*2   = anchovy
detail  maa5 tau4 jyu4*2   = horsehead; tilefish
detail  jyu4 jyun4*2  yu2 wan2 = minced fish ball
detail  jyu4 daan6*2  yu2 dan4 = fish ball
detail  jyu4 lou6  yu2 lu4 = fish sauce
detail  jyu4 jing1  yu2 ying1 = cormorant bird; great cormorant
detail  pou1 jyu4*2  pu1 yu2 = skate; sting ray
detail  zak1 jyu4*2   = crucian carp; golden carp
detail  fung6 mei5 jyu4*2   = anchovy
detail  soeng1 jyu4 sing1 zo6   = Pisces
detail  gai1 pou5 jyu4*2   = puffer; globe fish
detail  jyu4 baak6*2   = fish sperm; milt; roe
detail  jyu4 tou5  yu2 du4 = fish maw, swim / gas / air bladder
detail  jyu4 faa1   = fish fry; minnows
detail  si1 zi2 jyu4*2  shi1 zi3 yu2 = a sea snail
detail  hau6 jyu4*2   = a horsefoot
detail  daai6 jyu4*2   = big game
detail  zo2 hau2 jyu4*2   = halibut
detail  tan1 naa5 jyu4*2   = tunny
detail  taat3 saa1 jyu4*2   = Macao sole
detail  jyu4 laan4*1   = hatch (fish)
detail  jyu4 mei5 man4   = crow's-feet
detail  jyu4 saang1 zuk1  yu2 sheng1 zhou1 = rice gruel with thin raw fish slices
detail  gwai3 faa1 jyu4*2   = freshwater grouper
detail  bin2 jyu4*2   = bream
detail  tan1 naa4 jyu4*2 saam1 man4 zi6   = tuna sandwich
detail  tan1 naa4 jyu4 zi6   = tuna sandwich
detail  gam1 jyu4*2 gaai1   = Goldfish Market
detail  jyu4 ci3 gaau2  yu2 chi4 jiao3 = shark fin dumpling
detail  leng4 jyu4*2  ling2 yu2 = mud carp (fish)
detail  haam4 jyu4 gai1 lap1 caau2 faan6  xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4 = fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken
detail  leng4 jyu4 kau4   = dace balls
detail  baat3 daai3 jyu4*2  ba1 dai4 yu2 = octopus
detail  diu3 jyu4*2 jung6 geoi6  diao4 yu2 yong4 ju4 = fishing tackle
detail  jyu4 seon4  yu2 zhen4 = fish maw
detail  sik6 jan4 jyu4*2  shi2 ren2 yu2 = the red piranha / pirana
detail  jyu4 leoi4   = torpedo, "fish bombs"
detail  jyu4 gaau1  yu2 jiao1 = isinglass, fish glue, gelatin, gelatine
detail  hung2 zoek3 jyu4*2   = a guppy (fish)
detail  gaa3 lei1 jau4 jyu4*2   = curry squid
detail  jyu4 ci3 gwaa1   = shark fin melon
detail  haam4 jyu4*2 ke4*2 zi2   = Chinese eggplant stir-fried with salted fish
detail  siu1 jyu4*2   = [n][v] roast fish
detail  waa1 waa1 jyu4*2  wa2 wa5 yu2 = giant salamander
detail  jit6 daai3 jyu4*2   = tropical fish
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 fan2   = [n] fish ball with vermicelli
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 ho4*2   = [n] fish balls with rice noodles (魚蛋河粉)
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 ho4 fan2  yu2 dan4 he2 fen3 = fish balls with rice noodles (common formation)
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 mui6*1   = a prostitute (no intercourse involved)
detail 竿  jyu4 gon1   = [n] a fishing rod
detail  jyu4 gon1 jau4   = [n] cod liver oil; fish liver oil; Oleum Jecoris Piscis
detail  jyu4 gau2   = [n] kingfisher
detail  jyu4 gau2   = [n] a basket trap for fish
detail  jyu4 muk6 wan6 zyu1   = passing off something fake as genuine
detail  jyu4 tou5 baak6  yu2 du4 bai2 = the whitish color of a fish's belly; grey dawn
detail  diu3 seoi2 jyu4*2   = to "fish" (i.e. to wait for) a "turtle"
detail  ngok6 jyu4 ngaan5 leoi6  e4 yu2 yan3 lei4 = crocodile tears; false or insincere weeping, a hypocritical display of emotions (common formation)
detail  caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu4*2   = to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)
detail  caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2   = to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚)
detail  coeng4 jyu4*2   = an eel
detail  daai6 ngaan5 gam1 jyu4*2   = a person with heightened vigilance (lit., "big-eyed goldfish")
detail  gam1 jyu4 lou2   = a child molester, a pedophile
detail  gam1 jyu4 gong1   = goldfish bowl; brothel with women wearing numbers behind a glass wall; the stock exchange
detail  jip3 haam4 jyu4*2   = salted fish; sweat profusely
detail  haam4 jyu4*2 faan1 saang1   = to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 dong3   = brothel
detail  jyu4 naam5   = a loser (in gambling); a sucker (with bets)
detail  jyu4 ngaan5 syut3   = sleet
detail  do1 gau6 jyu4*2   = useless
detail  jyu4 ci3 lou1 faan6   = great meal
detail  jyu4 ci3  yu2 ci4 = fishbone
detail  jyu4 zi2 zoeng3  yu2 zi3 jiang4 = caviar
detail  hung4 jan4 jyu4  xiong2 ren2 yu2 = a merman
detail  maai6 jyu4 lou2  mai4 yu2 lao3 = a fishmonger
detail  gai1 si1 jyu4 ci3   = shark fin soup with shredded chicken (also 雞翅)
detail  tong4 jyu4*2   = pondfish
detail  joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4  yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2 = get the innocent bystanders into trouble
detail  mak6 jyu4 zaam6   = a vehicle emissions testing center
detail  mak6 jyu4 tau4   = an idiot (lit., "cuttlefish head")
detail  ngan4 syut3 jyu4*2   = silver cod
detail  dau6 si6 leng4 jyu4*2   = dace fish and preserved black beans
detail  goek3 jyu4   = a soft shelled turtle
detail  gaap3 jyu4  jia3 yu2 = a soft shelled turtle
detail  gwai3 jyu4*2   = chuatsi; a freshwater grouper
detail  haa1 fu2 jyu4*2  [xia1 hu3 yu2 = a goby
detail  jyu4*2 lau5  yu2 liu3 = fish fillets
detail  tou2 leng4 jyu4*2   = dace fish, mud carp
detail  cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6  chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 = unequalled beauty
detail  sat1 muk6 jyu4*2  shi1 mu4 yu2 = milkfish, bangus
detail  caai4 jyu4*2 meng6  chai2 yu2 ming4 = spare the rod, spoil the child
detail  mo1 gwai2 jyu4*2  mo2 gui3 yu2 = devil ray
detail  zau1 daa2 jyu4 tong1   = fish chowder (common formation)
detail  daa2 jyu4 lou2   = fisherman, fishermen
detail  baau1 jyu4 caat3*2   = a type of brush shaped like an abalone
detail  baau1 jyu4 gu1   = abalone mushrooms
detail  ngok6 jyu4 tau4   = a ruthless or cruel person; a business that destroys/swallows its competitors
detail  ngok6 jyu4 taam4   = a dangerous place; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
detail  jyu4 loeng4  yu2 liang2 = fish food
detail  hak1 jyu4*2  hei1 yu2 = blackfish, snakehead
detail  taat3 saa1 jyu4*2   = a flatfish
detail  tong4 sat1 jyu4*2   = sheatfish (a large freshwater catfish)
detail  ng5 beng2 ji6 jyu4  wu3 bing3 er4 yu2 = five loaves two fishes in the feeding of the five thousand (in the Bible); endless supply of
detail  jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2  ru2 yu2 de2 shui3 = to be in one's element; like a duck in water
detail  zuk1 jyu4*2  zhuo1 yu2 = to fish
detail  zuk1 zim1 jyu4*2  zhu2 jian1 yu2 = barracuda
detail  hoi2 long4 jyu4*2  hai3 lang2 yu2 = barracuda
detail  so1 jyu4*2  suo1 yu2 = barracuda
detail  jyu4 pei4 gaau2  yu2 pi2 jiao3 = fish skin dumpling
detail  wong4 faa1 jyu4*2  huang2 hua1 yu2 = yellow croaker
detail  do1 ceon1 jyu4*2   = capelin (fish)
detail  hung4 zyun6*1 saam1 man4 jyu4*2  hong2 zun1 san1 wen2 yu2 = sockeye salmon
detail  hung4 zyun6*1 gwai1 jyu4*2  hong2 zun1 gui1 yu2 = sockeye salmon
detail  nim4 jyu4*2  nian2 yu2 = catfish (also 鯰魚)
detail  nim4 jyu4*2  nian2 yu2 = catfish (also 鮎魚 )
detail  dung6 kei5 seoi2 jyu4*2  dong4 qi3 [PRC] qi4 [TW] shui3 yu2 = short and chubby; pudgy
detail  dak1 jyu4 mong4 cyun4  de2 yu2 wang4 quan2 = forget the means by which one\'s end is achieved
detail  jyu4*2 leon2  yu2 luan3 = roe
detail  jyu4 zi2  yu2 zi3 = roe
detail  jyu4 gun3  yu2 guan4 = one after another
detail  diu3 jyu4 dou2  diao4 yu2 dao3 = Diaoyu Islands; Fishing Islands
detail  faa1 niu5 cung4 ju4  hua1 niao3 chong2 yu2 = nature; the world of nature
detail  gam1 coeng1 jyu4*2  jin1 qiang1 yu2 = tuna fish
detail  jyu4*2 mei5 gap3*2  yu2 wei3 jia1 = foldback clips
detail  baau1 jyu4*2 zai3  bao4 yu2 che4 = electric switchcircuit breaker
detail  jyu4 juk6  yu2 rou4 = bully; flesh of fish
detail  ngok6 jyu4  e4 yu2 = alligator, crocodile
detail  soeng1 jyu4 zo6  shuang1 yu2 zuo4 = Pisces
detail  zak1 jyu4*2  ji4 yu2 = crucian carp; tilapia (fish)
detail  zyun1 jyu4*2  zun1 yu2 = trout
detail  dip6 jyu4*2  die2 yu2 = sole (fish)
detail  gwai1 jyu4*2  gui1 yu2 = salmon
detail  fui2 jyu4*2  wei3 yu2 = tuna fish
detail  syut3 jyu4*2  xue3 yu2 = cod; codfish; haddock
detail  diu1 jyu4*2  diao1 yu2 = porgy; snapper (fish)
detail  lou4 jyu4*2  lu2 yu2 = sea bass; perch (fish)
detail  coeng1 jyu4*2  chang1 yu2 = pomfret (fish)
detail  lin4 jyu4*2  lian2 yu2 = silver carp (fish)
detail  sin5 jyu4  shan4 yu2 = swamp eel
detail  fei1 jyu4*2  fei1 yu2 = herring (fish)
detail  wong4 jyu4*2  huang2 yu2 = sturgeon (fish)
detail  si1 jyu4*2  shi1 yu2 = yellowtail kingfish
detail  zoeng1 jyu4  zhang1 yu2 = octopus
detail  lak6 jyu4*2  le4 yu2 = Chinese herring; shad (fish)
detail  tiu4 jyu4*2  tiao2 yu2 = minnow (fish)
detail  hung4 zyun6*1 jyu4*2  hong2 zun1 yu2 = rainbow trout (fish)
detail  diu3 jyu4*2 toi4  diao4 yu2 tai2 = Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands; Tiu Yue Toi
detail  jyu4 seng1 cou2   = herba houttuyniae
detail  lei5 jyu4 mun4   = Lei Yue Mun (Pass)
detail  zoeng1 jyu4  zhang1 yu2 = variant of 鱆魚
detail  mui4 hoeng1 haam4 jyu4*2   = dried, salted fish
detail  sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3   = One must bear the consequences of one's own choice.
detail  hong1 kik1 jyu4*2   = a coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
detail  lei5 jyu4*2 paau1 can2 beng6 duk6   = Koi Herpes Virus Disease (KHVD) (common formation)
detail  gau2 tou5 jyu4*2   = bombay duck (fish)
detail  jyu4*2 wan4  yu2 yun2 = fish brains
detail  cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1  chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 = (of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close
detail  sou1 jyu4*2  sao1 yu2 = a kind of fish; an ell; a carp
detail  ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2   = a person who looks very fierce or clever but actually is very chicken or stupid
detail  jyu4 si1 jin4  yu2 si1 xian2 = nylon string
detail  maai6 jyu4 lou2 sai2 san1   = no response; no hope of success
detail  jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2, bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1  yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3, bu4 ke3 jian1 de2 = have to choose between one or the other (because you can't have both)
detail  goeng1 taai3 gung1 diu3 jyu4*2 jyun6 ze2 soeng5 diu3  jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 yuan4 zhe3 shang4 diao4 = one would do something voluntarily if that's what he wants to do.
detail  jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4  yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2 = attempt the impossible
detail  jyu4*2 mei5 si1  yu2 wei3 shi1 = The Merlion
detail  saan1 ziu1 jyu4*2  shan1 jiao1 yu2 = cryptobranchoidea, salamander
detail  jyu4*2 seoi2 wo4 haai4  yu2 shui3 he2 xie2 = to live in harmony
detail  jyu4 soi1  yu2 sai1 = gill
detail  lung4 jyu4*2  long2 yu2 = dragonfish
detail  sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4  shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 = it's better to teach a man to fish than to give a man a fish
detail  jyu4 sik1   = [yoga] Matsyasana, Fish
detail  hong4 zau1 haam4 jyu4*2 baak6 cit3 aap3   = Hangzhou dish of steamed duck pieces served with slices of salted fish
detail  bou2 bui3 jyu4*2  bao3 bei4 yu2 = a babelfish
detail  lou5 seoi2 mak6 jyu4   = spiced cuttlefish Chaozhou style; orange cuttlefish

Showing all 8 examples containing 魚
detail 金魚魚缸裏面
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.
detail 喺度釣魚但係終於垃圾
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]
detail 乜嘢鍾意
She likes to eat any kind of fish.
[In this sentence, 乜嘢都 somehow becomes "any kind of". ]
detail 工廠旁邊住宅殃及池魚
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.
detail audio 燕窩魚翅實情
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.
detail audio 魚蛋粉魚蛋牛丸牛丸雪糕薯片? 些粉
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]
detail 眼尾好多魚尾紋
I have a lot of crow's feet(wrinkles) at the corner of my eyes.
detail 落啲薑蔥可以腥味
Drop in some ginger and scallion , can get rid of the fishy smell.

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