魚〔鱼〕 jyu⁴ pok¹ {yú báo}

fish maw

魚〔鱼〕 jyu² {yú}

1. fish
2. CL: 條,尾

魚〔鱼〕 jyu² {Yú}

surname Yu

魚白〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ baak⁶ {yú bái}

milt;soft roe;fish sperm

魚春〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ ceon¹ {yú chūn}

fish egg

魚蛋〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ daan² {yú dàn}

(food) fish balls

魚旦〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ daan³ {yú dàn}

fish ball

魚腐〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ fu⁶ {yú fǔ}

fish curd; fish tofu

魚膠〔鱼胶〕 jyu⁴ gaau¹ {yú jiāo}

isinglass; gelatin

魚笱〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ gau² {yú gǒu}

a basket for catching fish

魚油〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ jau⁴ {yú yóu}

fish oil

魚兒〔鱼儿〕 jyu⁴ ji⁴ {yú r}

fish (term in Chinese, but not Cantonese)

魚躍〔鱼跃〕 jyu⁴ joek³ {yú yuè}

a fish leaping out of water; to describe a leaping motion; to leap

魚肉〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ juk⁶ {yú ròu}

referring to those who are being butchered / exploited; to butcher; to cruelly oppress; to exploit; literally: 'fish flesh'

魚肉〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ juk⁶ {yú ròu}

the flesh of fish

魚欄〔鱼栏〕 jyu⁴ laan⁴ {yú lán}

fishmonger (spoken)

魚柳〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ lau⁵ {yú liǔ}

fish fillets

魚腩〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ naam⁵ {yú nǎn}

(food) (of fish) 1. Fish belly; (of someone) Loser (always lose in gambling)

魚雁〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ ngaan⁶ {yú yàn}

letters; epistles; a messenger

魚生〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ saang¹ {yú shēng}

(Japanese food) sashimi

魚絲〔鱼丝〕 jyu⁴ si¹ {yú sī}

shredded fish; fishing line; nylon yarn

魚鰓〔鱼鳃〕 jyu⁴ soi¹ {yú sāi}

fish gill

魚塘〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ tong⁴ {yú táng}

a fish pond

魚滑〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ waat² {yú huá}

fish paste (minced flesh of fish)

魚雲〔鱼云〕 jyu⁴ wan⁴ {yú yún}

fish brain

魚獲〔鱼获〕 jyu⁴ wok⁶ {yú huò}

fish sperm; milt

魚餅〔鱼饼〕 jyu⁴ beng² {yú bǐng}

fishcake

魚叉〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ caa¹ {yú chā}

harpoon

魚翅〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ ci³ {yú chì}

shark fin

魚刺〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ ci³ {yú cì}

fishbone

魚池〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ ci⁴ {yú chí}

fishpond

魚池〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ ci⁴ {Yú chí}

Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

魚艙〔鱼舱〕 jyu⁴ cong¹ {yú cāng}

the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)

魚花〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ faa¹ {yú huā}

1. fry
2. newly hatched fish

魚粉〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ fan² {yú fěn}

fish meal

魚夫〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ fu¹ {yú fū}

1. fisher
2. fisherman

魚峰〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ fung¹ {Yú fēng}

Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi

魚狗〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ gau² {yú gǒu}

kingfisher

魚竿〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ gon¹ {yú gān}

fishing rod

魚缸〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ gong¹ {yú gāng}

1. fish tank
2. fishbowl
3. aquarium

魚鼓〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ gu² {yú gǔ}

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

魚貫〔鱼贯〕 jyu⁴ gun³ {yú guàn}

1. one after the other
2. in single file

魚骨〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ gwat¹ {yú gǔ}

fish bone

魚香〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ hoeng¹ {yú 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"

魚鷹〔鱼鹰〕 jyu⁴ jing¹ {yú yīng}

1. name used for many fishing birds
2. cormorant
3. osprey

魚丸〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ jyun² {yú wán}

fish ball

魚鰭〔鱼鳍〕 jyu⁴ kei⁴ {yú qí}

fin

魚群〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ kwan⁴ {yú qún}

shoal of fish

魚雷〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ leoi⁴ {yú léi}

torpedo

魚類〔鱼类〕 jyu⁴ leoi⁶ {yú lèi}

fishes

魚鱗〔鱼鳞〕 jyu⁴ leon⁴ {yú lín}

fish scales

魚露〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ lou⁶ {yú lù}

fish sauce

魚龍〔鱼龙〕 jyu⁴ lung⁴ {yú lóng}

ichthyosaur

魚尾〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ mei⁵ {yú wěi}

fishtail

魚苗〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ miu⁴ {yú miáo}

1. fry
2. newly hatched fish

魚腩〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ naam⁵ {yú nǎn}

meaty flesh from the underbelly of the carp

魚餌〔鱼饵〕 jyu⁴ nei⁶ {yú ěr}

fish bait

魚鉤〔鱼钩〕 jyu⁴ ngau¹ {yú gōu}

fishhook

魚排〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ paai⁴ {yú pái}

fish steak

魚片〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ pin² {yú piàn}

1. fish fillet
2. slice of fish meat

魚漂〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ piu¹ {yú piāo}

fishing float

魚鰾〔鱼鳔〕 jyu⁴ piu⁵ {yú biào}

swim bladder

魚水〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ seoi² {yú shuǐ}

fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)

魚鬆〔鱼松〕 jyu⁴ sung¹ {yú sōng}

1. fish floss
2. crisp and flaky shredded dried fish

魚船〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ syun⁴ {yú chuán}

1. fishing boat
2. same as 漁船

魚頭〔鱼头〕 jyu⁴ tau⁴ {yú tóu}

1. fish head
2. fig. upright and unwilling to compromise

魚台〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ toi⁴ {Yú tái}

Yutai County in Jining 濟寧, Shandong

魚肚〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ tou⁵ {yú dǔ}

1. fish maw
2. a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish

魚津〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ zeon¹ {yú jīn}

bubbles (literary)

魚子〔鱼-〕 jyu⁴ zi² {yú zǐ}

1. fish eggs
2. roe
3. caviar

魚種〔鱼种〕 jyu⁴ zung² {yú zhǒng}

fingerling

魚翅餃〔鱼-饺〕 jyu⁴ ci³ gaau² {yú chì jiǎo}

shark-fin dumpling

魚蛋檔〔鱼-档〕 jyu⁴ daan² dong³ {yú dàn dàng}

fishball stall (spoken)

魚蛋粉〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ daan² fan² {yú dàn fěn}

fish ball rice noodles

魚蛋河〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ daan² ho² {yú dàn hé}

flat rice noodles with fish balls

魚蛋妹〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ daan² mui¹ {yú dàn mèi}

an adolescent prostitute who does not engage in sex with patron but allows them to touch their body

魚蝦蟹〔鱼虾-〕 jyu⁴ haa¹ haai⁵ {yú xiā xiè}

Fish-Prawn-Crab / Hoo Hey How, a classic Chinese dice gambling game

魚尾夾〔鱼-夹〕 jyu⁴ mei⁵ gep² {yú wěi jiā}

a foldback clip; a purse clip; a banker's clip; a foldover clip

魚眼雪〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ ngaan⁵ syut³ {yú yǎn xuě}

sleet; graupel

魚皮餃〔鱼-饺〕 jyu⁴ pei⁴ gaau² {yú pí jiǎo}

fish skin dumpling, where the dumpling skins /wrappers used contains some fish paste

魚生粥〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ saang¹ zuk¹ {yú shēng zhōu}

porridge with thin slices of raw fish

魚絲袋〔鱼丝-〕 jyu⁴ si¹ doi⁶ {yú sī dài}

nylon net

魚頭雲〔鱼头云〕 jyu⁴ tau⁴ wan⁴ {yú tóu yún}

a nickname of Hong Kong actor Liuyun/Lau4 wan5; a edible part of a fish head,Chinese cuisine

魚翅瓜〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ ci³ gwaa¹ {yú chì guā}

spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)

魚翅湯〔鱼-汤〕 jyu⁴ ci³ tong¹ {yú chì tāng}

shark fin soup

魚池鄉〔鱼-乡〕 jyu⁴ ci⁴ hoeng¹ {Yú chí xiāng}

Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

魚峰區〔鱼-区〕 jyu⁴ fung¹ keoi¹ {Yú fēng qū}

Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi

魚肝油〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ gon¹ jau⁴ {yú gān yóu}

cod liver oil

魚雷艇〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ leoi⁴ teng⁵ {yú léi tǐng}

torpedo boat

魚類學〔鱼类学〕 jyu⁴ leoi⁶ hok⁶ {yú lèi xué}

ichthyology

魚尾板〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ mei⁵ baan² {yú wěi bǎn}

fishplate (in railway engineering)

魚尾紋〔鱼-纹〕 jyu⁴ mei⁵ man⁴ {yú wěi wén}

1. wrinkles of the skin
2. crow's feet

魚腥草〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ seng¹ cou² {yú xīng cǎo}

Houttuynia cordata

魚水情〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ seoi² cing⁴ {yú shuǐ qíng}

close relationship as between fish and water

魚台縣〔鱼-县〕 jyu⁴ toi⁴ jyun⁶ {Yú tái Xiàn}

Yutai County in Jining 濟寧, Shandong

魚肚白〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ tou⁵ baak⁶ {yú dù bái}

1. white (paint from dried fish guts)
2. marble white color of the dawn sky

魚嘴鞋〔鱼--〕 jyu⁴ zeoi² haai⁴ {yú zuǐ xié}

1. open-toed shoe
2. peep-toe

魚子醬〔鱼-酱〕 jyu⁴ zi² zoeng³ {yú zǐ jiàng}

caviar

魚香茄子〔鱼---〕 jyu⁴ hoeng¹ ke² zi² {yú xiāng qié zi}

spicy fish-flavored eggplant,a famous Chinese cuisine (does not actually contain any fish)

魚游釜中〔鱼---〕 jyu⁴ jau⁴ fu² zung¹ {yú yóu fǔ zhōng}

to be like fish swimming in a cooking pot -- in imminent peril

魚樂無窮〔鱼乐无穷〕 jyu⁴ lok⁶ mou⁴ kung⁴ {yú lè wú qióng}

to have boundless joy (usually used in greetings such as Chinese New Year)

魚沉雁杳〔鱼---〕 jyu⁴ cam⁴ ngaan⁶ miu⁵ {yú chén yàn yǎo}

1. lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
2. lost in transmission

魚貫而出〔鱼贯--〕 jyu⁴ gun³ ji⁴ ceot¹ {yú guàn ér chū}

1. to file out
2. to walk out in a line

魚貫而入〔鱼贯--〕 jyu⁴ gun³ ji⁴ jap⁶ {yú guàn ér rù}

to walk in in a line

魚香肉絲〔鱼--丝〕 jyu⁴ hoeng¹ juk⁶ si¹ {yú xiāng ròu sī}

pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香

魚肉百姓〔鱼---〕 jyu⁴ juk⁶ baak³ sing³ {yú ròu bǎi xìng}

to prey on the people

魚與熊掌〔鱼与--〕 jyu⁴ jyu⁵ hung⁴ zoeng² {yú yǔ xióng zhǎng}

1. 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
2. you can't always get everything you want
3. you can't have your cake and eat it

魚龍混雜〔鱼龙-杂〕 jyu⁴ lung⁴ wan⁶ zaap⁶ {yú lóng hùn zá}

lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk

魚米之鄉〔鱼--乡〕 jyu⁴ mai⁵ zi¹ hoeng¹ {yú mǐ zhī xiāng}

1. (lit.) land of fish and rice
2. (fig.) fertile region
3. land of milk and honey

魚目混珠〔鱼---〕 jyu⁴ muk⁶ wan⁶ zyu¹ {yú mù hùn zhū}

1. to pass off fish eyes for pearls
2. to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)

魚死網破〔鱼-网-〕 jyu⁴ sei² mong⁵ po³ {yú sǐ wǎng pò}

1. lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
2. a life and death struggle (idiom)

魚水之歡〔鱼--欢〕 jyu⁴ seoi² zi¹ fun¹ {yú shuǐ zhī huān}

1. the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom)
2. sexual intercourse

魚和炸土豆條兒〔鱼----条儿〕 jyu² wo⁴ zaa³ tou² dau⁶ tiu⁴ ji⁴ {yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r}

fish and chips (traditional English food)

魚與熊掌不可兼得〔鱼与------〕 jyu⁴ jyu⁵ hung⁴ zoeng² bat¹ ho² gim¹ dak¹ {yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé}

1. 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
2. you can't always get everything you want
3. you can't have your cake and eat it

魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安〔鱼--------------〕 jyu⁴ sang¹ fo² ，juk⁶ sang¹ taam⁴ ，cing¹ coi³ dau⁶ fu⁶ bou² ping⁴ on¹ {yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān}

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy