鲨鱼 (鯊魚)
shā yú
Pinyin
Definition
鲨鱼 (鯊魚)
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- shark
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不是鱼死就是网破
- 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
- 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
- 3 it's either him or me
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
- 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
- 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
- 2 a cool head in a crisis
城门失火,殃及池鱼
- 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
- 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
- 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
- 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
海豚没意思。我们去看鲨鱼!
The dolphins are boring. Let's go see the sharks!
对啊,你再练练。不过,不要游太远,小心鲨鱼。
Yeah. Keep practicing. However, don't swim out too far and be careful of sharks.
快了。我比较看好上海大鲨鱼。
Soon. I think the Shanghai Sharks are going to do quite well.