魚 (jyu4*2 | yu2) : fish

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魚

jyu4*2

yu2

[1][n] fish
[2] Kangxi radical 195

(Classifier(s): 條)

NB. Jyutping: pronounced with changed tone #2 jyu4*2 when used as a single word and in many compounds

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: (#195)

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

魚 / 鱼

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2011 12:23

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人魚 jan4 jyu4 ren2 yu2 = Mermaid; Merman

美人魚 mei5 jan4 jyu4 mei3 ren2 yu2 = Mermaid (Beautiful)

金魚 gam1 jyu4*2 jin1 yu2 = goldfish

魚生 jyu4 saang1 yu2 sheng1 = raw fish; sashimi

魚兒 jyu4 ji4 yu2 er2 (Taiwan), yur2 (PRC) = [n] fish; fishes 國

三文魚 saam1 man4 jyu4*2 san1 wen2 yu2 = salmon

煎魚 zin1 jyu4*2 jian1 yu2 = to pan-fry a fish; pan-fried fish

釣魚 diu3 jyu4*2 diao4 yu2 = to fish, fishing

鹹魚 haam4 jyu4*2 xian2 yu2 = salted fish

八爪魚 baat3 zaau2 jyu4 ba1 zhao3 yu2 = octopus
See all 231 compounds (CantoDict reports 234 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 魚

條金魚喺魚缸裏面游嚟游去。粵
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]

間工廠畀火燒，旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚粵
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水粵
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。粵
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.]

我眼尾有好多條魚尾紋粵
I have a lot of crow's feet(wrinkles) at the corner of my eyes.

落啲薑蔥就可以辟走陣魚腥味。粵
Drop in some ginger and scallion , can get rid of the fishy smell.

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