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
赤睛鱼赤睛魚chi4 jing1 yu2
rudd
䲠鱼鰆魚chun1 yu2
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius); see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼
打鱼打魚da3 yu2
to fish
大比目鱼大比目魚da4 bi3 mu4 yu2
halibut
大鲽鱼大鰈魚da4 die2 yu2
turbot fish
大黄鱼大黃魚da4 huang2 yu2
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
大鳞大麻哈鱼大鱗大麻哈魚da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2
king salmon; Chinook salmon
大鳞大马哈鱼大鱗大馬哈魚da4 lin2 da2 ma3 ha3 yu2
see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼
大麻哈鱼大麻哈魚da4 ma2 ha3 yu2
see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼
大马哈鱼大馬哈魚da4 ma3 ha3 yu2
chum salmon
大鱼大肉大魚大肉da4 yu2 da4 rou4
dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal
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
鲛鱼鮫魚jiao1 yu2
shark
金枪鱼金槍魚jin1 qiang1 yu2
tuna
金鱼金魚jin1 yu2
goldfish
金鱼佬金魚佬jin1 yu2 lao3
pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor)
金鱼藻金魚藻jin1 yu2 zao3
hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
鲸鱼鯨魚jing1 yu2
whale
鲸鱼座鯨魚座jing1 yu2 zuo4
Cetus (constellation)
军曹鱼軍曹魚jun1 cao2 yu2
cobia or black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)
鲙鱼鱠魚kuai4 yu2
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
鲤鱼鯉魚li3 yu2
carp
鳢鱼鱧魚li3 yu2
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
鲤鱼旗鯉魚旗li3 yu2 qi2
koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day
鲤鱼跳龙门鯉魚跳龍門li3 yu2 tiao4 long2 men2
to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom); to get one's big break
立鱼立魚li4 yu2
tilapia
鲢鱼鰱魚lian2 yu2
silver carp
梁辰鱼梁辰魚liang2 chen2 yu2
Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
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
弹涂鱼彈塗魚tan2 tu2 yu2
mudskipper (amphibious fish)
糖醋鱼糖醋魚tang2 cu4 yu2
sweet and sour fish
鳀鱼鯷魚ti2 yu2
anchovy
桶里射鱼桶裡射魚tong3 li3 she4 yu2
to shoot fish in a barrel; to attempt sth too easy
土鲮鱼土鯪魚tu3 ling2 yu2
see 鯪|鲮
土魠鱼土魠魚tu3 tuo1 yu2
see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼
吞拿鱼吞拿魚tun1 na2 yu2
tuna (loanword)
娃娃鱼娃娃魚wa2 wa5 yu2
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
鲔鱼鮪魚wei3 yu2
tuna
文昌鱼文昌魚wen2 chang1 yu2
lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
稳坐钓鱼台穩坐釣魚臺wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
乌鱼烏魚wu1 yu2
gray mullet (Mugil cephalus); snakehead fish (family Channidae)
虾虎鱼蝦虎魚xia1 hu3 yu2
goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)
虾虎鱼科蝦虎魚科xia1 hu3 yu2 ke1
Gobiidae (suborder of perch)
咸鱼鹹魚xian2 yu2
salted fish
咸鱼翻身鹹魚翻身xian2 yu2 fan1 shen1
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom); fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
鲞鱼鯗魚xiang3 yu2
dried fish
小丑鱼小丑魚xiao3 chou3 yu2
clownfish; anemonefish
鳕鱼鱈魚xue3 yu2
cod
鲟鱼鱘魚xun2 yu2
sturgeon
雅罗鱼雅羅魚ya3 luo2 yu2
dace
胭脂鱼胭脂魚yan1 zhi1 yu2
mullet
雁杳鱼沉雁杳魚沈yan4 yao3 yu2 chen2
without news from sb (idiom)
养鱼池養魚池yang3 yu2 chi2
fishpond
养鱼缸養魚缸yang3 yu2 gang1
aquarium; fish tank
衣鱼衣魚yi1 yu2
silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
银鱼銀魚yin2 yu2
oriental whitebait; slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon
硬骨鱼硬骨魚ying4 gu3 yu2
bony fishes; Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)
鳙鱼鱅魚yong1 yu2
bighead carp; Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
鱿鱼魷魚you2 yu2
squid
鱼鳔魚鰾yu2 biao4
swim bladder
鱼饼魚餅yu2 bing3
fishcake
鱼舱魚艙yu2 cang1
the fish hold (of a fishing vessel)
鱼叉魚叉yu2 cha1
harpoon
鱼沉雁杳魚沉雁杳yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive; lost in transmission
鱼池魚池yu2 chi2
Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
鱼池魚池yu2 chi2
fishpond
鱼池乡魚池鄉yu2 chi2 xiang1
Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
鱼翅魚翅yu2 chi4
shark fin
鱼翅瓜魚翅瓜yu2 chi4 gua1
spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
鱼翅汤魚翅湯yu2 chi4 tang1
shark fin soup
鱼虫魚蟲yu2 chong2
water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
鱼船魚船yu2 chuan2
fishing boat; same as 漁船|渔船
鱼刺魚刺yu2 ci4
fishbone
鱼肚魚肚yu2 du3
fish maw; a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
鱼肚白魚肚白yu2 du4 bai2
white (paint from dried fish guts); marble white color of the dawn sky
鱼饵魚餌yu2 er3
fish bait
鱼粉魚粉yu2 fen3
fish meal
鱼峰魚峰yu2 feng1
Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi
鱼峰区魚峰區yu2 feng1 qu1
Yufeng district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi
鱼夫魚夫yu2 fu1
fisher; fisherman
鱼竿魚竿yu2 gan1
fishing rod
鱼肝油魚肝油yu2 gan1 you2
cod liver oil
鱼缸魚缸yu2 gang1
fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium
鱼钩魚鉤yu2 gou1
fishhook
鱼钩儿魚鉤兒yu2 gou1 er5
erhua variant of 魚鉤|鱼钩
鱼狗魚狗yu2 gou3
kingfisher
鱼鼓魚鼓yu2 gu3
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
鱼骨魚骨yu2 gu3
fish bone
鱼贯魚貫yu2 guan4
one after the other; in single file
鱼贯而出魚貫而出yu2 guan4 er2 chu1
to file out; to walk out in a line
鱼贯而入魚貫而入yu2 guan4 er2 ru4
to walk in in a line
鱼花魚花yu2 hua1
fry; newly hatched fish
鱼津魚津yu2 jin1
bubbles (literary)
鱼具魚具yu2 ju4
variant of 漁具|渔具
鱼雷魚雷yu2 lei2
torpedo
鱼雷艇魚雷艇yu2 lei2 ting3
torpedo boat
鱼类魚類yu2 lei4
fishes
鱼类学魚類學yu2 lei4 xue2
ichthyology
鱼鳞魚鱗yu2 lin2
fish scales
鱼龙魚龍yu2 long2
ichthyosaur
鱼龙混杂魚龍混雜yu2 long2 hun4 za2
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
鱼露魚露yu2 lu4
fish sauce
鱼米之乡魚米之鄉yu2 mi3 zhi1 xiang1
(lit.) land of fish and rice; (fig.) fertile region; land of milk and honey
鱼苗魚苗yu2 miao2
fry; newly hatched fish
鱼目混珠魚目混珠yu2 mu4 hun4 zhu1
to pass off fish eyes for pearls; to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy
鱼水魚水yu2 shui3
fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
鱼水情魚水情yu2 shui3 qing2
close relationship as between fish and water
鱼水之欢魚水之歡yu2 shui3 zhi1 huan1
the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom); sexual intercourse
鱼死网破魚死網破yu2 si3 wang3 po4
lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)
鱼松魚鬆yu2 song1
fish floss; crisp and flaky shredded dried fish
鱼台魚台yu2 tai2
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
鱼台县魚台縣yu2 tai2 xian4
Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
鱼头魚頭yu2 tou2
fish head; fig. upright and unwilling to compromise
鱼丸魚丸yu2 wan2
fish ball
鱼网魚網yu2 wang3
variant of 漁網|渔网
鱼尾魚尾yu2 wei3
fishtail
鱼尾板魚尾板yu2 wei3 ban3
fishplate (in railway engineering)
鱼尾纹魚尾紋yu2 wei3 wen2
wrinkles of the skin; crow's feet
鱼香魚香yu2 xiang1
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"
鱼香肉丝魚香肉絲yu2 xiang1 rou4 si1
pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香
鱼腥草魚腥草yu2 xing1 cao3
Houttuynia cordata
鱼汛魚汛yu2 xun4
variant of 漁汛|渔汛
鱼汛期魚汛期yu2 xun4 qi1
variant of 漁汛期|渔汛期
鱼鹰魚鷹yu2 ying1
name used for many fishing birds; cormorant; osprey
魣鱼魣魚yu2 yu2
perch
鱼与熊掌魚與熊掌yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3
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
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
鱼种魚種yu2 zhong3
fingerling
鱼子魚子yu2 zi3
fish eggs; roe; caviar
鱼子酱魚子醬yu2 zi3 jiang4
caviar
鱼嘴鞋魚嘴鞋yu2 zui3 xie2
open-toed shoe; peep-toe
缘木求鱼緣木求魚yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
鼋鱼黿魚yuan2 yu2
soft-shelled turtle; also termed 鱉|鳖
糟溜黄鱼糟溜黃魚zao1 liu1 huang2 yu2
stir-fried yellow fish filet
糟溜黄鱼片糟溜黃魚片zao1 liu1 huang2 yu2 pian4
stir-fried yellow fish filet
鲗鱼涌鰂魚涌zei2 yu2 chong1
Quarry Bay (area in Hong Kong)
炸鱼炸魚zha2 yu2
deep-fried fish
章鱼章魚zhang1 yu2
octopus
鱆鱼鱆魚zhang1 yu2
variant of 章魚|章鱼
遮目鱼遮目魚zhe1 mu4 yu2
milkfish (Chanos chanos)
针鱼針魚zhen1 yu2
saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)
纸鱼紙魚zhi3 yu2
silverfish (Lepisma saccarina); fish moth
濯锦以鱼濯錦以魚zhuo2 jin3 yi3 yu2
to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
鲻鱼鯔魚zi1 yu2
cod
自相鱼肉自相魚肉zi4 xiang1 yu2 rou4
butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another; internecine strife