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鱼 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2])
Results beginning with 鱼
鱼类 yú lèi fishes
鱼肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up)
鱼雷 yú léi torpedo
鱼头 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
鱼翅 yú chì shark fin
鱼缸 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium
鱼粉 yú fěn fish meal
鱼塘 yú táng fishpond
鱼贯 yú guàn one after the other / in single file
鱼片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat
鱼骨 yú gǔ fish bone
鱼鳞 yú lín fish scales
鱼丸 yú wán fish ball
鱼池 yú chí fishpond
鱼苗 yú miáo fry / newly hatched fish
鱼种 yú zhǒng fingerling
鱼尾 yú wěi fishtail
鱼网 yú wǎng variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]
鱼刺 yú cì fishbone
鱼饵 yú ěr fish bait
鱼钩 yú gōu fishhook
鱼群 yú qún shoal of fish
鱼虫 yú chóng water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
鱼龙 yú lóng ichthyosaur
鱼竿 yú gān fishing rod
鱼叉 yú chā harpoon
鱼肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
鱼水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
鱼子 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar
鱼排 yú pái fish steak
鱼贩 yú fàn fishmonger
鱼鳍 yú qí fin
鱼具 yú jù variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
鱼船 yú chuán fishing boat / same as 漁船|渔船
鱼漂 yú piāo fishing float
鱼鳔 yú biào swim bladder
鱼饼 yú bǐng fishcake
鱼舱 yú cāng the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)
鱼蛋 yú dàn fish ball
鱼道 yú dào fishway / fish pass
鱼峰 Yú fēng Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
鱼夫 yú fū fisher / fisherman
鱼狗 yú gǒu kingfisher
鱼鼓 yú gǔ percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
鱼花 yú huā fry / newly hatched fish
鱼浆 yú jiāng surimi
鱼津 yú jīn bubbles (literary)
鱼栏 yú lán fish pen
鱼丽 yú lì "fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind / The Fish Enter the Trap (title of Ode 170 in the Shijing)
鱼笼 yú lǒng fish cage
鱼露 yú lù fish sauce
鱼糜 yú mí surimi
鱼腩 yú nǎn soft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy) / (fig.) (sports) weak team / pushover / minnow
鱼生 yú shēng sliced raw fish
鱼薯 yú shǔ fish and chips (abbr. for 炸魚薯條|炸鱼薯条[zha2 yu2 shu3 tiao2])
鱼松 yú sōng fish floss / crisp and flaky shredded dried fish
鱼台 Yú tái Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
鱼梯 yú tī fishway / fish pass
鱼塭 yú wēn (Tw) fishpond / fish farm
鱼线 yú xiàn fishing line
鱼香 yú xiāng yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)
鱼汛 yú xùn variant of 漁汛|渔汛[yu2 xun4]
鱼鹰 yú yīng name used for many fishing birds / cormorant / osprey
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鱼肝油 yú gān yóu cod liver oil
鱼子酱 yú zǐ jiàng caviar
鱼腥草 yú xīng cǎo chameleon plant / fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)
鱼尾纹 yú wěi wén wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
鱼肚白 yú dù bái fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky)
鱼水情 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water
鱼雷艇 yú léi tǐng torpedo boat
鱼翅瓜 yú chì guā spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
鱼翅汤 yú chì tāng shark fin soup
鱼池乡 Yú chí xiāng Yuchi or Yuchih Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
鱼峰区 Yú fēng qū Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
鱼干女 yú gān nu:3 see 乾物女|干物女[gan1 wu4 nu:3]
鱼钩儿 yú gōu r erhua variant of 魚鉤|鱼钩[yu2 gou1]
鱼类学 yú lèi xué ichthyology
鱼丽阵 yú lì zhèn (archaic) formation of infantrymen led by chariots
鱼台县 Yú tái Xiàn Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
鱼尾板 yú wěi bǎn fishplate (in railway engineering)
鱼汛期 yú xùn qī variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1]
鱼嘴鞋 yú zuǐ xié open-toed shoe / peep-toe
鱼龙混杂 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
鱼目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
鱼米之乡 yú mǐ zhī xiāng (lit.) land of fish and rice / (fig.) fertile region / land of milk and honey
鱼与熊掌 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
鱼死网破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom)
鱼香肉丝 yú xiāng ròu sī pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
鱼沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom) / fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away) / to have lost contact
鱼贯而出 yú guàn ér chū to file out / to walk out in a line
鱼贯而入 yú guàn ér rù to walk in in a line
鱼肉百姓 yú ròu bǎi xìng to prey on the people
鱼鹰行动  Operation Balbuzard
鱼量复原  stock restoration
鱼类种群  fish population
鱼类资源 yú lèi zī yuán fish stock / stock
鱼水之欢 yú shuǐ zhī huān the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom) / sexual intercourse
鱼香茄子 yú xiāng qié zi "fish-flavored" eggplant in garlic sauce
鱼和炸土豆条儿 yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r fish and chips (traditional English food)
鱼类资源的生物量  stock biomass
鱼叉式反舰艇导弹  Harpoon anti-ship missiles
鱼与熊掌不可兼得 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
鱼类贸易小组委员会  Sub-Committee on Fish Trade
鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 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
鱼类行为与捕鱼作业之关系专题讨论会  Symposium on Fish Behaviour in Relation to Fishing Operations
Approximate Results for 鱼
钓鱼 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
鲨鱼 shā yú shark
鳄鱼 è yú alligator / crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])
金鱼 jīn yú goldfish
双鱼 Shuāng yú Pisces (star sign)
鲤鱼 lǐ yú carp
人鱼 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander
章鱼 zhāng yú octopus
鱿鱼 yóu yú squid
捕鱼 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish
鲫鱼 jì yú crucian carp
鲍鱼 bào yú abalone
咸鱼 xián yú salted fish
飞鱼 fēi yú flying fish
鲸鱼 jīng yú whale / CL:條|条[tiao2]
甲鱼 jiǎ yú softshell turtle
木鱼 mù yú mokugyo / wooden fish (percussion instrument)
带鱼 dài yú ribbonfish / hairtail / beltfish / cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
鳗鱼 mán yú eel
草鱼 cǎo yú grass carp
打鱼 dǎ yú to fish
墨鱼 mò yú cuttlefish
鲑鱼 guī yú salmon / trout
鲈鱼 lú yú bass / perch
鲶鱼 nián yú catfish
活鱼 huó yú fresh fish / living fish
黄鱼 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish)
鳝鱼 shàn yú eel
鳕鱼 xuě yú cod
黑鱼 hēi yú blackfish
鲔鱼 wěi yú (Tw) tuna
银鱼 yín yú oriental whitebait / slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon
青鱼 qīng yú black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) / herring / mackerel
鲢鱼 lián yú silver carp
摸鱼 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy
鳜鱼 guì yú mandarin fish / Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
炸鱼 zhá yú deep-fried fish
鳟鱼 zūn yú trout
桂鱼 guì yú mandarin fish
乌鱼 wū yú gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) / snakehead fish (family Channidae)
刀鱼 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury
剑鱼 jiàn yú swordfish
鲟鱼 xún yú sturgeon
鲮鱼 líng yú see 鯪|鲮[ling2]
鲳鱼 chāng yú silvery pomfret / butterfish
鲥鱼 shí yú Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
鲱鱼 fēi yú herring
旗鱼 qí yú sailfish
梭鱼 suō yú barracuda
鲅鱼 bà yú Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
白鱼 bái yú whitefish
鲃鱼 bā yú barbel (fish)
蝙鱼 biān yú bream
鳊鱼 biān yú white Amur bream (Parabramis pekinensis)
䲠鱼 chūn yú Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) / see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
鲷鱼 diāo yú porgy / sea bream (family Sparidae) / (Tw) tilapia
鲽鱼 dié yú flounder / plaice
蠹鱼 dù yú silverfish / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
鮭鱼 guī yú salmon
魟鱼 hóng yú skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / stingray
鲎鱼 hòu yú horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
湟鱼 huáng yú naked carp / Gymnocypris przewalskii
箭鱼 jiàn yú variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jian4 yu2]
鲣鱼 jiān yú skipjack tuna
鲛鱼 jiāo yú (archaic) shark
嘉鱼 Jiā yú Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
鲙鱼 kuài yú Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
快鱼 kuài yú variant of 鱠魚|鲙鱼[kuai4 yu2]
狼鱼 láng yú hoki
立鱼 lì yú tilapia
鳢鱼 lǐ yú blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
鲭鱼 qīng yú mackerel
茹鱼 rú yú putrid fish
沙鱼 shā yú variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
鳀鱼 tí yú anchovy
团鱼 tuán yú softshell turtle
拖鱼 tuō yú towfish / towed fish / fish
鲞鱼 xiǎng yú dried fish
羊鱼 yáng yú red mullet
印鱼 yìn yú shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
衣鱼 yī yú silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
鳙鱼 yōng yú bighead carp / Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
游鱼 yóu yú a fish moving about in water
鼋鱼 yuán yú soft-shelled turtle / also termed 鱉|鳖[bie1]
魣鱼 yú yú perch
杂鱼 zá yú trash fish
鱆鱼 zhāng yú variant of 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]
针鱼 zhēn yú saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
纸鱼 zhǐ yú silverfish (Lepisma saccarina) / fish moth
鲻鱼 zī yú flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
尊鱼 zūn yú trout
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𫚉鱼 hóng yú skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / stingray
𫠒鱼 zhāng yú variant of 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]
双鱼座 Shuāng yú zuò Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
美人鱼 měi rén yú mermaid
钓鱼岛 Diào yú Dǎo Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
钓鱼台 Diào yú tái Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan &ndash / which calls them the Senkaku Islands &ndash / but claimed by China
热带鱼 rè dài yú tropical fish
生鱼片 shēng yú piàn sashimi
水煮鱼 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
三文鱼 sān wén yú salmon (loanword)
淡水鱼 dàn shuǐ yú freshwater fish
金枪鱼 jīn qiāng yú tuna
炒鱿鱼 chǎo yóu yú (coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb
沙丁鱼 shā dīng yú sardine (loanword)
娃娃鱼 wá wa yú Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
食人鱼 shí rén yú piranha
比目鱼 bǐ mù yú flatfish / flounder
黄花鱼 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish) / corvina
小丑鱼 xiǎo chǒu yú clownfish / anemonefish
石斑鱼 shí bān yú grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) / also called 鮨 / Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
秋刀鱼 qiū dāo yú Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
大黄鱼 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
章鱼烧 zhāng yú shāo takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
糖醋鱼 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish
养鱼池 yǎng yú chí fishpond
钓鱼竿 diào yú gān fishing rod
胭脂鱼 yān zhī yú Chinese high-fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)
凤尾鱼 fèng wěi yú anchovy
梭子鱼 suō zi yú barracuda
燕鳐鱼  flyingfish
滑柔鱼  Northern short-fin squid
裸头鱼  sablefish / beshow / black cod
有鳍鱼  finfish
长咀鱼  billfish
毛鳞鱼  capelin
八带鱼 bā dài yú octopus
白带鱼 bái dài yú largehead hairtail / beltfish / Trichiurus lepturus
斑马鱼 bān mǎ yú zebrafish
斑鱼狗 bān yú gǒu (bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
巴沙鱼 bā shā yú (loanword) basa (Pangasius bocourti)
鲅鱼圈 Bà yú quān Bayuquan District of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 shi4], Liaoning
八爪鱼 bā zhuǎ yú octopus
曹白鱼 cáo bái yú Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata) / white herring / slender shad
拆鱼羹 chāi yú gēng hand-shredded fish soup, a speciality of Shunde 順德|顺德[Shun4de2]
柴鱼片 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
长印鱼 cháng yìn yú shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
赤睛鱼 chì jīng yú rudd
大鲽鱼 dà dié yú turbot fish
灯笼鱼 dēng lóng yú lantern fish
钓鱼船 diào yú chuán bait boat
钓鱼杆 diào yú gān fishing rod / CL:根[gen1]
鲷鱼烧 diāo yú shāo taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste
钓鱼者 diào yú zhě angler
多宝鱼 duō bǎo yú turbot / European imported turbot / same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆
蠹鱼子 dù yú zi silverfish / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
鳄鱼夹 è yú jiā crocodile clip / spring clip
翻车鱼 fān chē yú ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
帆蜥鱼 fān xī yú lancetfish
飞鱼族 fēi yú zú "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
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