鱼龙
yú lóng
Pinyin

Definition

鱼龙
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yú lóng
  1. ichthyosaur

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
鱼
Yú
  1. 1 surname Yu
龙
Lóng
  1. 1 surname Long
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
三文鱼
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
九龙
Jiǔ lóng
  1. 1 Kowloon district of Hong Kong
亚龙湾
Yà lóng Wān
  1. 1 Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan
人鱼
rén yú
  1. 1 mermaid
  2. 2 dugong
  3. 3 sea cow
  4. 4 manatee
  5. 5 giant salamander
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
古龙
Gǔ Lóng
  1. 1 Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
大鱼大肉
dà yú dà ròu
  1. 1 dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish
  2. 2 lavish meal
天龙八部
Tiān lóng Bā Bù
  1. 1 Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its TV and screen adaptations
小龙
xiǎo lóng
  1. 1 snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[shēng xiào])
带鱼
dài yú
  1. 1 ribbonfish
  2. 2 hairtail
  3. 3 beltfish
  4. 4 cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
恐龙
kǒng lóng
  1. 1 dinosaur
  2. 2 CL:頭|头[tóu]
  3. 3 (slang) ugly person
成龙
Chéng Lóng
  1. 1 Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star
捕鱼
bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
李小龙
Lǐ Xiǎo lóng
  1. 1 Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
水龙头
shuǐ lóng tóu
  1. 1 faucet
  2. 2 tap

Idioms (20)

不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
  1. 1 to form a long queue (idiom)
  2. 2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want 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
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 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
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
得鱼忘筌
dé yú wàng quán
  1. 1 lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
  1. 1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
授之以鱼不如授之以渔
shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú
  1. 1 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)
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
  1. 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng
  1. 1 lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
  2. 2 to have great hopes for one's offspring
  3. 3 to give one's child the best education as a career investment

Sample Sentences

可是论坛里鱼龙混杂，什么人都有，也有人会故意捣乱，有时候看得人心烦得很呢！
kěshì lùntán lǐ yúlónghùnzá ，shénme rén dōu yǒu ，yě yǒurén huì gùyì dǎoluàn ，yǒushíhou kàn de rén xīnfán de hěn ne ！
But there's all kinds of riffraff on forums, and there are people who stir up trouble on purpose. Sometimes, they're so annoying to read!
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