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jyu4
yu2
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fish
Often pronounced in Jyutping with changed tone jyu4*2 when used as a single word and in many compounds.

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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; dead body
八爪魚
baat3 zaau2 jyu4 ba1 zhao3 yu2 = octopus
魚池
jyu4 ci4 yu2 chi2 = fishpond
魚缸
jyu4 gong1 yu2 gang1 = fish tank; aquarium
魚骨
jyu4 gwat1 = fishbone 粵
魚油
jyu4 jau4 = fish oil
草魚
cou2 jyu4*2 = grass carp; Chinese ide (fish)
飛魚
fei1 jyu4 fei1 yu2 = flying fish; fast swimmer
海水魚
hoi2 seoi2 jyu4*2 = a sea fish 粵
鹹水魚
haam4 seoi2 jyu4*2 xian2 shui3 yu2 = a saltwater fish 粵
失魂魚
sat1 wan4 jyu4*2 = absent-minded fellow 粵
沙門魚
saa1 mun4 jyu4*2 sha1 men2 yu2 = salmon
魚片
jyu4 pin3*2 yu2 pian4 = fillets of fish
生魚片
saang1 jyu4*2 pin3*2 sheng1 yu2 pian4 = a slice of sashimi (raw fish)
黃魚
wong4 jyu4*2 huang2 yu2 = croaker; yellow-fin tuna
大魚大肉
daai6 jyu4 daai6 juk6 da4 yu2 da4 rou4 = overly extravagant
鯊魚
saa1 jyu4 sha1 yu2 = shark
吞拿魚
tan1 naa4 jyu4*2 tun1 na2 yu2 = tuna
沙甸魚
saa1 din6*1 jyu4*2 = sardine 粵
江魚仔
gong1 jyu4 zai2 = anchovy
魚翅
jyu4 ci3 yu2 chi4 = shark's fin (soup)
炒魷魚
caau2 jau4 jyu4*2 chao3 you2 yu2 = get the sack 粵
魷魚
jau4 jyu4*2; jau4 jyu4 you2 yu2 = squid
鯨魚
king4 jyu4*2 jing1 yu2 = whale
鯇魚
waan5 jyu4*2 huan4 yu2 = grass carp
鮑魚
baau6*1 jyu4 bao4 yu2 = abalone
鰻魚
maan4 jyu4 man2 yu2 = eel
沙丁魚
saa1 ding1 jyu4*2 sha1 ding1 yu2 = sardine 國
鯉魚
lei5 jyu4*2 li3 yu2 = common carp (fish)
魚鰭
jyu4 kei4 yu2 qi2 = fin (on a fish)
魚鱗
jyu4*2 leon4 yu2 lin2 = fish scales
鰂魚涌
zak1 jyu4 cung1 = Quarry Bay (MTR station)
烏魚
wu1 jyu4*2 wu1 yu2 = mullet
嘉魚
gaa1 jyu4*2 jia1 yu2 = charr (a type of freshwater fish); Jiayu (place in Hubei)
墨魚
mak6 jyu4 mo4 yv2 = cuttlefish
魚絲
jyu4 si1 = (fishing) line
混水摸魚
wan6 seoi2 mo2 jyu4 = fish in troubled waters
貓魚
maau1 jyu4*2 mao1 yu2 = a small fish as cat's food
三文魚子
saam1 man4 jyu4 zi2 san1 wen2 yu2 zi3 = salmon roe; red caviar
塘蝨魚
tong4 sat1 jyu4*2 = walking catfish
墨魚丸
mak6 jyu4 jyun4*2 = cuttlefish ball
多子魚
do1 zi2 jyu4*2 = shishamo smelt; capelin
大地魚
daai6 dei6 jyu4*2 = sole (fish) 粵
小丑魚
siu2 cau2 jyu4*2 xiao3 chou3 yu2 = clownfish, anemonefish
帶魚
daai3 jyu4*2 = belt fish; hairtail fish
彈塗魚
taan4 tou4 jyu4*2 = mudskipper
木魚
muk6 jyu4*2 = dried bonito; dried skipjack
林哥魚
lam4 go1 jyu4*2 = goby
柴魚
caai4 jyu4*2 = dried cod
水魚
seoi2 jyu4*2 = soft-shell turtle; a dupe 粵
淡水魚
taam5 seoi2 jyu4*2 dan4 shui3 yu2 = freshwater fish 粵
烏頭魚
wu1 tau4 jyu4*2 = mullet; striped-mullet
煙三文魚
jin1 saam1 man4 jyu4*2 = smoked salmon
牙帶魚
ngaa4 daai3 jyu4*2 = hairtail fish; belt fish 粵
琵琶魚
pei4 paa4 jyu4*2 pi2 pa2 yu2 = blackmouth goosefish; angler
生魚
saang1 jyu4*2 sheng1 yu2 = snakehead (fish) 粵
白飯魚
baak6 faan6 jyu4*2 bai2 fan4 yu2 = noodlefish
紅衫魚
hung4 saam1 jyu4*2 = [1] golden threadfin bream [2] (Hong Kong) 100-dollar note 粵
石斑魚
sek6 baan1 jyu4*2 shi2 ban1 yu2 = grouper, garoupa; [粵] rock cod
石狗公魚
sek6 gau2 gung1 jyu4*2 = dusky stingfish
秋刀魚
cau1 dou1 jyu4*2 = Pacific saury
角魚
gok3 jyu4*2 = bluefin gurnard
豬魚
zyu1 jyu4*2 = spiny boxfish
銀魚
ngan4 jyu4*2 = anchovy
馬頭魚
maa5 tau4 jyu4*2 = horsehead; tilefish
魚丸
jyu4 jyun4*2 yu2 wan2 = minced fish ball
魚蛋
jyu4 daan6*2 yu2 dan4 = fish ball
魚露
jyu4 lou6 yu2 lu4 = fish sauce
魚鷹
jyu4 jing1 yu2 ying1 = cormorant bird; great cormorant
鯆魚
pou1 jyu4*2 pu1 yu2 = skate; sting ray
鰂魚
zak1 jyu4*2 = crucian carp; golden carp
鳳尾魚
fung6 mei5 jyu4*2 = anchovy
雙魚星座
soeng1 jyu4 sing1 zo6 = Pisces
雞泡魚
gai1 pou5 jyu4*2 = puffer; globe fish
魚白
jyu4 baak6*2 = fish sperm; milt; roe
魚肚
jyu4 tou5 yu2 du4 = fish maw, swim / gas / air bladder
魚花
jyu4 faa1 = fish fry; minnows
獅子魚
si1 zi2 jyu4*2 shi1 zi3 yu2 = a sea snail
鱟魚
hau6 jyu4*2 = a horsefoot
大魚
daai6 jyu4*2 = big game
左口魚
zo2 hau2 jyu4*2 = halibut
吞那魚
tan1 naa5 jyu4*2 = tunny
撻沙魚
taat3 saa1 jyu4*2 = Macao sole
魚欄
jyu4 laan4*1 = hatch (fish)
魚尾紋
jyu4 mei5 man4 = crow's-feet
魚生粥
jyu4 saang1 zuk1 yu2 sheng1 zhou1 = rice gruel with thin raw fish slices
桂花魚
gwai3 faa1 jyu4*2 = freshwater grouper 粵
扁魚
bin2 jyu4*2 = bream
吞拿魚三文治
tan1 naa4 jyu4*2 saam1 man4 zi6 = tuna sandwich
吞拿魚治
tan1 naa4 jyu4 zi6 = tuna sandwich
金魚街
gam1 jyu4*2 gaai1 = Goldfish Market
魚翅餃
jyu4 ci3 gaau2 yu2 chi4 jiao3 = shark fin dumpling
鯪魚
leng4 jyu4*2 ling2 yu2 = mud carp (fish)
鹹魚雞粒炒飯
haam4 jyu4 gai1 lap1 caau2 faan6 xian2 yu2 ji1 li4 chao3 fan4 = fried rice with salted fish and diced chicken
鯪魚球
leng4 jyu4 kau4 = dace balls
八帶魚
baat3 daai3 jyu4*2 ba1 dai4 yu2 = octopus
釣魚用具
diu3 jyu4*2 jung6 geoi6 diao4 yu2 yong4 ju4 = fishing tackle
魚唇
jyu4 seon4 yu2 zhen4 = fish maw
食人魚
sik6 jan4 jyu4*2 shi2 ren2 yu2 = the red piranha / pirana
魚雷
jyu4 leoi4 = torpedo, "fish bombs"
魚膠
jyu4 gaau1 yu2 jiao1 = isinglass, fish glue, gelatin, gelatine
孔雀魚
hung2 zoek3 jyu4*2 = a guppy (fish)
咖哩魷魚
gaa3 lei1 jau4 jyu4*2 = curry squid
魚翅瓜
jyu4 ci3 gwaa1 = shark fin melon
鹹魚茄子
haam4 jyu4*2 ke4*2 zi2 = Chinese eggplant stir-fried with salted fish
燒魚
siu1 jyu4*2 = [n][v] roast fish
娃娃魚
waa1 waa1 jyu4*2 wa2 wa5 yu2 = giant salamander
熱帶魚
jit6 daai3 jyu4*2 = tropical fish
魚蛋粉
jyu4 daan6*2 fan2 = [n] fish ball with vermicelli
魚蛋河
jyu4 daan6*2 ho4*2 = [n] fish balls with rice noodles (魚蛋河粉)
魚蛋妹
jyu4 daan6*2 mui6*1 = a prostitute (no intercourse involved) 粵
魚竿
jyu4 gon1 = [n] a fishing rod
魚肝油
jyu4 gon1 jau4 = [n] cod liver oil; fish liver oil; Oleum Jecoris Piscis
魚狗
jyu4 gau2 = [n] kingfisher
魚笱
jyu4 gau2 = [n] a basket trap for fish
魚目混珠
jyu4 muk6 wan6 zyu1 = passing off something fake as genuine
魚肚白
jyu4 tou5 baak6 yu2 du4 bai2 = the whitish color of a fish's belly; grey dawn
釣水魚
diu3 seoi2 jyu4*2 = to "fish" (i.e. to wait for) a "turtle" 粵
炒老板魷魚
caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)
炒老細魷魚
caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚) 粵
長魚
coeng4 jyu4*2 = an eel
大眼金魚
daai6 ngaan5 gam1 jyu4*2 = a person with heightened vigilance (lit., "big-eyed goldfish")
金魚佬
gam1 jyu4 lou2 = a child molester, a pedophile 粵
金魚缸
gam1 jyu4 gong1 = goldfish bowl; brothel with women wearing numbers behind a glass wall; the stock exchange
醃鹹魚
jip3 haam4 jyu4*2 = salted fish; sweat profusely 粵
鹹魚翻生
haam4 jyu4*2 faan1 saang1 = to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure
魚蛋檔
jyu4 daan6*2 dong3 = brothel 粵
魚腩
jyu4 naam5 = a loser (in gambling); a sucker (with bets) 粵
魚眼雪
jyu4 ngaan5 syut3 = sleet
多舊魚
do1 gau6 jyu4*2 = useless 粵
魚翅撈飯
jyu4 ci3 lou1 faan6 = great meal 粵
魚刺
jyu4 ci3 yu2 ci4 = fishbone
魚子醬
jyu4 zi2 zoeng3 yu2 zi3 jiang4 = caviar
雄人魚
hung4 jan4 jyu4 xiong2 ren2 yu2 = a merman
賣魚佬
maai6 jyu4 lou2 mai4 yu2 lao3 = a fishmonger 粵
雞絲魚翅
gai1 si1 jyu4 ci3 = shark fin soup with shredded chicken (also 雞翅)
塘魚
tong4 jyu4*2 = pondfish
殃及池魚
joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4 yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2 = get the innocent bystanders into trouble
墨魚站
mak6 jyu4 zaam6 = a vehicle emissions testing center 粵
墨魚頭
mak6 jyu4 tau4 = an idiot (lit., "cuttlefish head") 粵
銀鱈魚
ngan4 syut3 jyu4*2 = silver cod
豆豉鯪魚
dau6 si6 leng4 jyu4*2 = dace fish and preserved black beans
腳魚
goek3 jyu4 = a soft shelled turtle 粵
甲魚
gaap3 jyu4 jia3 yu2 = a soft shelled turtle
桂魚
gwai3 jyu4*2 = chuatsi; a freshwater grouper
蝦虎魚
haa1 fu2 jyu4*2 [xia1 hu3 yu2 = a goby
魚柳
jyu4*2 lau5 yu2 liu3 = fish fillets
土鯪魚
tou2 leng4 jyu4*2 = dace fish, mud carp 粵
沉魚落雁
cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 = unequalled beauty
虱目魚
sat1 muk6 jyu4*2 shi1 mu4 yu2 = milkfish, bangus
柴魚命
caai4 jyu4*2 meng6 chai2 yu2 ming4 = spare the rod, spoil the child 粵
魔鬼魚
mo1 gwai2 jyu4*2 mo2 gui3 yu2 = devil ray
打魚佬
daa2 jyu4 lou2 = fisherman, fishermen 粵
鮑魚刷
baau1 jyu4 caat3*2 = a type of brush shaped like an abalone 粵
鮑魚菇
baau1 jyu4 gu1 = abalone mushrooms 粵
鱷魚頭
ngok6 jyu4 tau4 = a ruthless or cruel person; a business that destroys/swallows its competitors 粵
鱷魚潭
ngok6 jyu4 taam4 = a dangerous place; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 粵
魚糧
jyu4 loeng4 yu2 liang2 = fish food
黑魚
hak1 jyu4*2 hei1 yu2 = blackfish, snakehead
鰨沙魚
taat3 saa1 jyu4*2 = a flatfish 粵
塘虱魚
tong4 sat1 jyu4*2 = sheatfish (a large freshwater catfish) 粵
五餅二魚
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
如魚得水
jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2 ru2 yu2 de2 shui3 = to be in one's element; like a duck in water
捉魚
zuk1 jyu4*2 zhuo1 yu2 = to fish 粵
竹尖魚
zuk1 zim1 jyu4*2 zhu2 jian1 yu2 = barracuda
海狼魚
hoi2 long4 jyu4*2 hai3 lang2 yu2 = barracuda
梭魚
so1 jyu4*2 suo1 yu2 = barracuda
魚皮餃
jyu4 pei4 gaau2 yu2 pi2 jiao3 = fish skin dumpling 粵
黃花魚
wong4 faa1 jyu4*2 huang2 hua1 yu2 = yellow croaker
多春魚
do1 ceon1 jyu4*2 = capelin (fish)
紅鱒三文魚
hung4 zyun6*1 saam1 man4 jyu4*2 hong2 zun1 san1 wen2 yu2 = sockeye salmon 粵
紅鱒鮭魚
hung4 zyun6*1 gwai1 jyu4*2 hong2 zun1 gui1 yu2 = sockeye salmon 國
鮎魚
nim4 jyu4*2 nian2 yu2 = catfish (also 鯰魚)
鯰魚
nim4 jyu4*2 nian2 yu2 = catfish (also 鮎魚 )
戙企水魚
dung6 kei5 seoi2 jyu4*2 dong4 qi3 [PRC] qi4 [TW] shui3 yu2 = short and chubby; pudgy 粵
得魚忘筌
dak1 jyu4 mong4 cyun4 de2 yu2 wang4 quan2 = forget the means by which one\'s end is achieved
魚卵
jyu4*2 leon2 yu2 luan3 = roe
魚子
jyu4 zi2 yu2 zi3 = roe
魚貫
jyu4 gun3 yu2 guan4 = one after another
釣魚島
diu3 jyu4 dou2 diao4 yu2 dao3 = Diaoyu Islands; Fishing Islands
花鳥蟲魚
faa1 niu5 cung4 ju4 hua1 niao3 chong2 yu2 = nature; the world of nature 粵
金槍魚
gam1 coeng1 jyu4*2 jin1 qiang1 yu2 = tuna fish
魚尾夾
jyu4*2 mei5 gap3*2 yu2 wei3 jia1 = foldback clips
鮑魚掣
baau1 jyu4*2 zai3 bao4 yu2 che4 = electric switchcircuit breaker 粵
魚肉
jyu4 juk6 yu2 rou4 = bully; flesh of fish
鱷魚
ngok6 jyu4 e4 yu2 = alligator, crocodile
雙魚座
soeng1 jyu4 zo6 shuang1 yu2 zuo4 = Pisces
鯽魚
zak1 jyu4*2 ji4 yu2 = crucian carp; tilapia (fish)
鱒魚
zyun1 jyu4*2 zun1 yu2 = trout
鰈魚
dip6 jyu4*2 die2 yu2 = sole (fish)
鮭魚
gwai1 jyu4*2 gui1 yu2 = salmon
鮪魚
fui2 jyu4*2 wei3 yu2 = tuna fish
鱈魚
syut3 jyu4*2 xue3 yu2 = cod; codfish; haddock
鯛魚
diu1 jyu4*2 diao1 yu2 = porgy; snapper (fish)
鱸魚
lou4 jyu4*2 lu2 yu2 = sea bass; perch (fish)
鯧魚
coeng1 jyu4*2 chang1 yu2 = pomfret (fish)
鰱魚
lin4 jyu4*2 lian2 yu2 = silver carp (fish)
鱔魚
sin5 jyu4 shan4 yu2 = swamp eel
鯡魚
fei1 jyu4*2 fei1 yu2 = herring (fish)
鰉魚
wong4 jyu4*2 huang2 yu2 = sturgeon (fish)
鰤魚
si1 jyu4*2 shi1 yu2 = yellowtail kingfish
鱆魚
zoeng1 jyu4 zhang1 yu2 = octopus
鰳魚
lak6 jyu4*2 le4 yu2 = Chinese herring; shad (fish)
鰷魚
tiu4 jyu4*2 tiao2 yu2 = minnow (fish)
虹鱒魚
hung4 zyun6*1 jyu4*2 hong2 zun1 yu2 = rainbow trout (fish)
釣魚台
diu3 jyu4*2 toi4 diao4 yu2 tai2 = Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands; Tiu Yue Toi
魚腥草
jyu4 seng1 cou2 = herba houttuyniae
鯉魚門
lei5 jyu4 mun4 = Lei Yue Mun (Pass)
章魚
zoeng1 jyu4 zhang1 yu2 = variant of 鱆魚
霉香鹹魚
mui4 hoeng1 haam4 jyu4*2 = dried, salted fish
食得鹹魚抵得渴
sik6 dak1 haam4 jyu4 dai2 dak1 hot3 = One must bear the consequences of one's own choice. 粵
腔棘魚
hong1 kik1 jyu4*2 = a coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
九肚魚
gau2 tou5 jyu4*2 = bombay duck (fish) 粵
魚雲
jyu4*2 wan4 yu2 yun2 = fish brains
沉魚落雁,閉月羞花
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
鰠魚
sou1 jyu4*2 sao1 yu2 = a kind of fish; an ell; a carp
鱷魚頭老襯底
ngok6 jyu4 tau4 lou5 can3 dai2 = a person who looks very fierce or clever but actually is very chicken or stupid 粵
魚絲絃
jyu4 si1 jin4 yu2 si1 xian2 = nylon string
賣魚佬洗身
maai6 jyu4 lou2 sai2 san1 = no response; no hope of success 粵
魚與熊掌,不可兼得
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)
姜太公釣魚,願者上釣
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.
緣木求魚
jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4 yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2 = attempt the impossible
魚尾獅
jyu4*2 mei5 si1 yu2 wei3 shi1 = The Merlion
山椒魚
saan1 ziu1 jyu4*2 shan1 jiao1 yu2 = cryptobranchoidea, salamander
魚水和諧
jyu4*2 seoi2 wo4 haai4 yu2 shui3 he2 xie2 = to live in harmony
魚鰓
jyu4 soi1 yu2 sai1 = gill
龍魚
lung4 jyu4*2 long2 yu2 = dragonfish
授人以魚,不如授人以漁
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
魚式
jyu4 sik1 = [yoga] Matsyasana, Fish
杭州鹹魚白切鴨
hong4 zau1 haam4 jyu4*2 baak6 cit3 aap3 = Hangzhou dish of steamed duck pieces served with slices of salted fish
寶貝魚
bou2 bui3 jyu4*2 bao3 bei4 yu2 = a babelfish
鹵水墨魚
lou5 seoi2 mak6 jyu4 = spiced cuttlefish Chaozhou style; orange cuttlefish
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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!]
佢乜嘢魚都鍾意食。 粵
She likes to eat any kind of fish.
[In this sentence, 乜嘢都 somehow becomes "any kind of".
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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.
Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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