鲈鱼 (鱸魚)
lú yú
Pinyin

Definition

鲈鱼 (鱸魚)
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lú yú
  1. bass
  2. perch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
  1. 1 surname Yu
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
rén yú
  1. 1 mermaid
  2. 2 dugong
  3. 3 sea cow
  4. 4 manatee
  5. 5 giant salamander
mò yú
  1. 1 cuttlefish

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
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
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

Sample Sentences

这道是清蒸鲈鱼,小心刺。
zhè dào shì qīngzhēng lúyú ,xiǎoxīn cì 。
This is steamed striped bass. Be careful of the fishbones.
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老板你的鲈鱼怎么卖?
lǎobǎn nǐ de lúyú zěnme mài ?
Sir, in what quantities do you sell the bass?
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来啊来啊,新鲜的鲈鱼啦!
lái ā lái ā ,xīnxiān de lúyú la !
Roll up! Roll up! Fresh bass!
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