yú
fish
CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
yú lóng hùn zá
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
rú yú dé shuǐ
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
Diào yú tái
Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands
jiǎ yú
turtle
terrapin
Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
yú wěi wén
wrinkles of the skin
crow's feet
Diào yú dǎo
Senkaku Islands (administered by Japan as part of Okinawa prefecture)
Diaoyu Islands
Pinnacle Islands
dài yú
ribbonfish
hairtail
beltfish
cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
mù yú
mokugyo
wooden fish (percussion instrument)
rén yú
mermaid
dugong
sea cow
manatee
giant salamander
yú gāng
fish tank
fishbowl
aquarium
Shuāng yú zuò
Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
yú wǎng
variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]
diào yú
to fish (with line and hook)
to dupe
chǎo yóu yú
(coll.) to fire sb
to sack sb
Yú chí
Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
shuǐ zhǔ yú
Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
yú piàn
fish fillet
slice of fish meat
yú tóu
fish head
fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
yú shuǐ
fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
qīng yú
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
herring
mackerel
yú xiāng ròu sī
pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
yú mǐ zhī xiāng
(lit.) land of fish and rice
(fig.) fertile region
land of milk and honey
yín yú
oriental whitebait
slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon
guì yú
mandarin fish
Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
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
you can't always get everything you want
you can't have your cake and eat it
Yú tái
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
hún shuǐ mō yú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
yú mù hùn zhū
to pass off fish eyes for pearls
to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
wá wa yú
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
chén yú luò yàn
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
Bà yú quān
Bayuquan district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
yú dǔ
fish maw
a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
yú shuǐ qíng
close relationship as between fish and water
yú guàn
one after the other
in single file
lòu wǎng zhī yú
fish that escaped the net (idiom); fugitive
homeless exile
Jiā yú
Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
huáng huā yú
yellow croaker (fish)
corvina
shí bān yú
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)
also called 鮨
Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
chāng yú
silvery pomfret
butterfish
Yú chí xiāng
Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
yú sōng
fish floss
crisp and flaky shredded dried fish
qiū dāo yú
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
dà huáng yú
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
Yú fēng
Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
yú chuán
fishing boat
same as 漁船|渔船
yú nǎn
meaty flesh from the underbelly of the carp
yú xiāng qié zi
"fish-flavored" eggplant in garlic sauce
duō bǎo yú
turbot
European imported turbot
same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆
yú sǐ wǎng pò
lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
a life and death struggle (idiom)
rén yú xiǎo jie
mermaid
the Little Mermaid
yú yīng
name used for many fishing birds
cormorant
osprey
lǐ yú tiào lóng mén
to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
to get one's big break
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
wěn zuò diào yú tái
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
a cool head in a crisis
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
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú
Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.
Don't be too picky!
yuán mù qiú yú
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
Yú tái xiàn
Yutai county in Ji'ning 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
lín yuān xiàn yú
see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
Jiā yú xiàn
Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
tǔ tuō yú
see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
Yìng gǔ yú
bony fishes
Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)
Yú fēng qū
Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
yú dù bái
white (paint from dried fish guts)
marble white color of the dawn sky
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
better to return home and weave a net than stand by water and desire the fishes (idiom)
one should take practical steps to achieve one’s aims
it is vain to fish without a hook, or read without a book
lín yuān xiàn yú bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
rather than admiring fish, go home and weave a net
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
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
you can't always get everything you want
you can't have your cake and eat it
è yú jiā
crocodile clip
spring clip
yú guàn ér chū
to file out
to walk out in a line
mǎ jiāo yú
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
Bà yú quān qū
Bayuquan district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
hóng yú
skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae)
stingray
wén chāng yú
lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
jiàn yú
variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jian4 yu2]
shuǐ qīng wú yú
lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
fig. one who is too severe has no friends
ruǎn gǔ yú
cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
yú wěi bǎn
fishplate (in railway engineering)
zhēn yú
saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
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 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
tán tú yú
mudskipper (amphibious fish)
huáng yú chē
lit. croaker car
flatbed tricycle
delivery tricycle
jīn yú lǎo
pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor)
xiā hǔ yú
goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)
shān jiāo yú
Hynobius formosanus
Taiwan salamander
yú gǔ
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
yú xùn
variant of 漁汛|渔汛[yu2 xun4]
dé yú wàng quán
lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
ruǎn gǔ yú lèi
cartilaginous fishes
Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
nán yú zuò
Piscis Austrinus (constellation)
zhāng yú
variant of 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]
chén yú luò yàn
variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
jūn cáo yú
cobia or black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)
Liáng Chén yú
Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
è yú yǎn lèi
crocodile tears
fig. hypocritical words of sympathy
zhǐ yú
silverfish (Lepisma saccarina)
fish moth
yú cāng
the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)
diào yú shì gōng jī
phishing attack (computing)
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
jiān zuǐ yú
Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
yú chén yàn yǎo
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
lost in transmission
yú xùn qī
variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1]
zì xiāng yú ròu
butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
internecine strife
fēi yú zú
"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
yàn yǎo yú chén
without news from sb (idiom)
yú chì guā
spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
shí líng yú
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater
xiā hǔ yú kē
Gobiidae (suborder of perch)
tǒng lǐ shè yú
to shoot fish in a barrel
to attempt sth too easy
qī dài shí bān yú
Epinephelus septemfasciatus
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
zāo liū huáng yú
stir-fried yellow fish filet
zāo liū huáng yú piàn
stir-fried yellow fish filet
lòu wǎng yóu yú
fish that escaped the net (idiom); fugitive
homeless exile
yú gōu r
erhua variant of 魚鉤|鱼钩[yu2 gou1]
zhuó jǐn yǐ yú
to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
chūn yú
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r
fish and chips (traditional English food)
yú shuǐ zhī huān
the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom)
sexual intercourse
Yú tái Xiàn
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
yú jù
variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
Diào yú Dǎo
Senkaku Islands (administered by Japan as part of Okinawa prefecture)
Diaoyu Islands
Pinnacle Islands
jǐn dǐ yóu yú
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
in a desperate situation
jīn yú zǎo
hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
yī yú
silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
yú chóng
water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
xián yú fān shēn
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
lǐ yú
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
kuài yú
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
hòu yú
horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
yōng yú
bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
shí yú
Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
Zéi yú chōng
Quarry Bay (area in Hong Kong)
lǐ yú qí
koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day
Bà yú quān qū
Bayuquan district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
Bà yú quān
Bayuquan District of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 shi4], Liaoning
bà yú
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
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"
yuán yú
soft-shelled turtle
also termed 鱉|鳖[bie1]
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 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
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)
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
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
dà má hǎ yú
see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[da4 ma3 ha3 yu2]
dà lín dá má hǎ yú
king salmon
Chinook salmon
dà lín dá mǎ hǎ yú
see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]
dà yú dà ròu
dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish
lavish meal
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
Nán yú zuò
Piscis Austrinus (constellation)
dāo yú
tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes)
various species of cutlassfish
saury
guān yú gǒu
(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
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
mō yú
to catch fish
(fig.) to loaf on the job
to be slack
to take it easy
bān yú gǒu
(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
lín hé xiàn yú
see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
lín chuān xiàn yú
see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
fān chē yú
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
huáng dài yú
giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
bái dài yú
largehead hairtail
beltfish
Trichiurus lepturus
wū yú
gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)
snakehead fish (family Channidae)
huáng yú
naked carp
Gymnocypris przewalskii
shā yú
variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
shuǐ dī yú
blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
chái yú piàn
katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
màn bō yú
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
cáo bái yú
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
white herring
slender shad
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