fish; surname; KangXi radical 195

DEFINITIONS

  • fish
  • surname
  • KangXi radical 195
  • surname Yu
  • fish
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

STROKES

WORDS

bǔ yú to catch fish; to fish
授之以不如授之以漁 shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
授人以不如授人以漁 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity
mō yú to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
放長線釣大 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
文昌 wén chāng yú lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
斑馬 bān mǎ yú zebrafish
狗 bān yú gǒu (bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
曹白 cáo bái yú Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata); white herring; slender shad
曼波 màn bō yú ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
mù yú mokugyo; wooden fish (percussion instrument)
花 mù yú huā see 柴魚片|柴鱼片[chai2 yu2 pian4]
片 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
guì yú mandarin fish
桶裡射 tǒng lǐ shè yú to shoot fish in a barrel; to attempt sth too easy
梁辰 liáng chén yú Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
梭子 suō zi yú barracuda
suō yú barracuda
歐蝶 ōu dié yú plaice
比目 bǐ mù yú flatfish; flounder
水清無 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom); fig. one who is too severe has no friends
水滴 shuǐ dī yú blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
水煮 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
水至清則無,人至察則無徒 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
水虎 shuǐ hǔ yú piranha (fish)