鱼 yú

fish; surname; KangXi radical 195

HSK 2 #852

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

混水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain; also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
甲鱼 jiǎ yú turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
石斑鱼 shí bān yú grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); also called 鮨; Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
翻车鱼 fān chē yú ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
鱼具 yú jù variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
鱼目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls; to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
鱼肚白 yú dù bái white (paint from dried fish guts); marble white color of the dawn sky
鱼苗 yú miáo fry; newly hatched fish
鲮鱼 líng yú see 鯪|鲮[ling2]
鲫鱼 jì yú Crucian carp
鲥鱼 shí yú Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
乌鱼 wū yú gray mullet (Mugil cephalus); snakehead fish (family Channidae)
软骨鱼 ruǎn gǔ yú cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
鱼水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
鱼狗 yú gǒu kingfisher
鱼鹰 yú yīng name used for many fishing birds; cormorant; osprey
鱼鼓 yú gǔ percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
鲃鱼 bā yú barbel (fish)
七带石斑鱼 qī dài shí bān yú Epinephelus septemfasciatus
三天打鱼，两天晒网 sān tiān dǎ yú ， liǎng tiān shài wǎng lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to persevere in doing sth; to do sth by fits and starts
三文鱼 sān wén yú salmon (loanword)
不是鱼死就是网破 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom); fig. it's a life-and-death struggle; it's either him or me
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom); fig. to be at sb's mercy
人鱼小姐 rén yú xiǎo jie mermaid; the Little Mermaid
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ， wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
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