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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 25921 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
See all 240 compounds (CantoDict reports 245 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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