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 yú fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
Results beginning with 鱼
 yú lèi fishes
 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)
 yú léi torpedo
 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
 yú chì shark fin
 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium
 yú fěn fish meal
 yú táng fishpond
 yú guàn one after the other / in single file
 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat
 yú gǔ fish bone
 yú lín fish scales
 yú wán fish ball
 yú chí fishpond
 yú miáo fry / newly hatched fish
 yú zhǒng fingerling
 yú wěi fishtail
 yú wǎng variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]
 yú cì fishbone
 yú ěr fish bait
 yú gōu fishhook
 yú qún shoal of fish
 yú chóng water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
 yú lóng ichthyosaur
竿 yú gān fishing rod
 yú chā harpoon
 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar
 yú pái fish steak
 yú fàn fishmonger
 yú qí fin
 yú jù variant of 漁具|渔具[yu2 ju4]
 yú chuán fishing boat / same as 漁船|渔船
 yú piāo fishing float
 yú biào swim bladder
 yú bǐng fishcake
 yú cāng the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)
 yú dàn fish ball
 yú dào fishway / fish pass
 Yú fēng Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
 yú fū fisher / fisherman
 yú gǒu kingfisher
 yú gǔ percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
 yú huā fry / newly hatched fish
 yú jīn bubbles (literary)
 yú lán fish pen
 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)
 yú lǒng fish cage
 yú lù fish sauce
 yú nǎn meaty flesh from the underbelly of the carp
 yú shǔ fish and chips (abbr. for 炸魚薯條|炸鱼薯条[zha2 yu2 shu3 tiao2])
 yú sōng fish floss / crisp and flaky shredded dried fish
 Yú tái Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
 yú tī fishway / fish pass
 yú wēn (Tw) fishpond / fish farm
 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.)
 yú xùn variant of 漁汛|渔汛[yu2 xun4]
 yú yīng name used for many fishing birds / cormorant / osprey
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 yú gān yóu cod liver oil
 yú zǐ jiàng caviar
 yú xīng cǎo Houttuynia cordata
 yú wěi wén wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
 yú dù bái white (paint from dried fish guts) / marble white color of the dawn sky
 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water
 yú léi tǐng torpedo boat
 yú chì guā spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
 yú chì tāng shark fin soup
 Yú chí xiāng Yuchi or Yuchih Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
 Yú fēng qū Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
 yú gān nu:3 see 乾物女|干物女[gan1 wu4 nu:3]
 yú gōu r erhua variant of 魚鉤|鱼钩[yu2 gou1]
 yú lèi xué ichthyology
 yú lì zhèn (archaic) formation of infantrymen led by chariots
 Yú tái Xiàn Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
 yú wěi bǎn fishplate (in railway engineering)
 yú xùn qī variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期[yu2 xun4 qi1]
 yú zuǐ xié open-toed shoe / peep-toe
 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
 yú mǐ zhī xiāng (lit.) land of fish and rice / (fig.) fertile region / land of milk and honey
 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 sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom)
 yú xiāng ròu sī pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
 yú chén yàn yǎo lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom) / a letter does not arrive / lost in transmission
 yú guàn ér chū to file out / to walk out in a line
 yú guàn ér rù to walk in in a line
 yú ròu bǎi xìng to prey on the people
  Operation Balbuzard
  stock restoration
  fish population
 yú lèi zī yuán fish stock / stock
 yú shuǐ zhī huān the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom) / sexual intercourse
 yú xiāng qié zi "fish-flavored" eggplant in garlic sauce
 yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r fish and chips (traditional English food)
  stock biomass
  Harpoon anti-ship missiles
 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
  Sub-Committee on Fish Trade
 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
  Symposium on Fish Behaviour in Relation to Fishing Operations
Approximate Results for 鱼
 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to dupe
 shā yú shark
 è yú alligator / crocodile
 jīn yú goldfish
 Shuāng yú Pisces (star sign)
 lǐ yú carp
 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander
 zhāng yú octopus
鱿 yóu yú squid
 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish
 jì yú Crucian carp
 bào yú abalone
 xián yú salted fish
 fēi yú flying fish
 jīng yú whale / CL:條|条[tiao2]
 jiǎ yú turtle / terrapin / Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
 mù yú mokugyo / wooden fish (percussion instrument)
 dài yú ribbonfish / hairtail / beltfish / cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
 mán yú eel
 cǎo yú grass carp
 dǎ yú to fish
 mò yú cuttlefish
 guī yú salmon / trout
 lú yú bass / perch
 nián yú catfish
 huó yú fresh fish / living fish
 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish)
 shàn yú eel
 xuě yú cod
 hēi yú blackfish
 wěi yú tuna (Tw)
 yín yú oriental whitebait / slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon
 qīng yú black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) / herring / mackerel
 lián yú silver carp
 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy
 guì yú mandarin fish / Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
 zhá yú deep-fried fish
 zūn yú trout
 guì yú mandarin fish
 wū yú gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) / snakehead fish (family Channidae)
 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury
 jiàn yú swordfish
 xún yú sturgeon
 líng yú see 鯪|鲮[ling2]
 chāng yú silvery pomfret / butterfish
 shí yú Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
 fēi yú herring
 qí yú sailfish
 suō yú barracuda
 bà yú Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
 bái yú whitefish
 bā yú barbel (fish)
 biān yú bream
 chūn yú Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) / see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
 dié yú flounder / plaice
 dù yú silverfish / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
 guī yú salmon
 hóng yú skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / stingray
 hòu yú horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
 huáng yú naked carp / Gymnocypris przewalskii
 jiàn yú variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jian4 yu2]
 jiān yú skipjack tuna
 jiāo yú (archaic) shark
 Jiā yú Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
 kuài yú Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
 láng yú hoki
 lì yú tilapia
 lǐ yú blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
 qīng yú mackerel
 rú yú putrid fish
 shā yú variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
 tí yú anchovy
 tuō yú towfish / towed fish / fish
 xiǎng yú dried fish
 yáng yú red mullet
 yìn yú shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
 yī yú silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
 yōng yú bighead carp / Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
 yuán yú soft-shelled turtle / also termed 鱉|鳖[bie1]
 yú yú perch
 zá yú trash fish
 zhāng yú variant of 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]
 zhēn yú saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
 zhǐ yú silverfish (Lepisma saccarina) / fish moth
 zī yú flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
 zūn yú trout
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𫚉 hóng yú skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / stingray
 Shuāng yú zuò Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
 měi rén yú mermaid
 Diào yú Dǎo Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
 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 as part of its territory
 rè dài yú tropical fish
 shēng yú piàn sashimi
 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
 sān wén yú salmon (loanword)
 dàn shuǐ yú freshwater fish
 jīn qiāng yú tuna
鱿 chǎo yóu yú (coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb
 shā dīng yú sardine (loanword)
 wá wa yú Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
 shí rén yú piranha
 bǐ mù yú flatfish / flounder
 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish) / corvina
 xiǎo chǒu yú clownfish / anemonefish
 shí bān yú grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) / also called 鮨 / Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
 qiū dāo yú Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
 zhāng yú shāo takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish
 yǎng yú chí fishpond
 yān zhī yú Chinese high-fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)
 fèng wěi yú anchovy
 suō zi yú barracuda
  flyingfish
  Northern short-fin squid
  sablefish / beshow / black cod
  finfish
  billfish
  capelin
 bā dài yú octopus
 bái dài yú largehead hairtail / beltfish / Trichiurus lepturus
 bān mǎ yú zebrafish
 bān yú gǒu (bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
 Bà yú quān Bayuquan District of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 shi4], Liaoning
 bā zhuǎ yú octopus
 cáo bái yú Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata) / white herring / slender shad
 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)
 cháng yìn yú shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
 chì jīng yú rudd
 dà dié yú turbot fish
 dēng lóng yú lantern fish
 diào yú chuán bait boat
 diào yú gān fishing rod / CL:根[gen1]
 diāo yú shāo taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste
 diào yú zhě angler
 duō bǎo yú turbot / European imported turbot / same as 大菱鮃|大菱鲆
 dù yú zi silverfish / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
 è yú jiā crocodile clip / spring clip
 fān chē yú ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
 fān xī yú lancetfish
 fēi yú zú "flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
 Fēi yú zuò Volans (constellation)
 fù yì yú butterfly kingfish
 guān yú gǒu (bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
 guǐ bǔ yú ghost fishing
 hóng diāo yú snapper
 huáng dài yú giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
 huáng yú chē lit. croaker car / flatbed tricycle / delivery tricycle
 hú guā yú smelt (family Osmeridae)
 jiā jí yú porgy (Pagrosomus major)
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