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

姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 jiāng tài gōng diào yú ， yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
娃娃鱼 wá wa yú Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
守株待兔，缘木求鱼 shǒu zhū dài tù ， yuán mù qiú yú to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
尊鱼 zūn yú trout
小丑鱼 xiǎo chǒu yú clownfish; anemonefish
尖嘴鱼 jiān zuǐ yú Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
山椒鱼 shān jiāo yú Hynobius formosanus; Taiwan salamander
左口鱼 zuǒ kǒu yú flounder
弹涂鱼 tán tú yú mudskipper (amphibious fish)
得鱼忘筌 dé yú wàng quán lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
授之以鱼不如授之以渔 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)
授人以鱼不如授人以渔 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
摸鱼 mō yú to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
放长线钓大鱼 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
文昌鱼 wén chāng yú lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
斑马鱼 bān mǎ yú zebrafish
斑鱼狗 bān yú gǒu (bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
曹白鱼 cáo bái yú Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata); white herring; slender shad
曼波鱼 màn bō yú ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
木鱼花 mù yú huā see 柴魚片|柴鱼片[chai2 yu2 pian4]
柴鱼片 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
桂鱼 guì yú mandarin fish
桶里射鱼 tǒng lǐ shè yú to shoot fish in a barrel; to attempt sth too easy
梁辰鱼 liáng chén yú Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
欧蝶鱼 ōu dié yú plaice
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