深刻 shēn kè profound / deep / deep-going syn 卡拉 kǎ lā karaoke / (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried 薯条 薯條 shǔ tiáo french fries / french fried potatoes / chips 炸鸡 炸雞 zhá jī fried chicken 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 深情 shēn qíng deep emotion / deep feeling / deep love / affectionate / loving syn 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 鱼肉 魚肉 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) syn 深层 深層 shēn céng deep layer / deep / deep-seated / underlying 肯德基 kěn dé jī KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken 炒面 炒麵 chǎo miàn stir-fried noodles / "chow mein" 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 炒饭 炒飯 chǎo fàn fried rice / (Tw) (slang) to have sex 鱼片 魚片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat 油条 油條 yóu tiáo youtiao (deep-fried breadstick) / CL:根[gen1] / slick and sly person syn 荷包蛋 hé bāo dàn poached egg / egg fried on both sides 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish 锅贴 鍋貼 guō tiē fried dumpling / potsticker syn 油饼 油餅 yóu bǐng deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder) syn 汤圆 湯圓 tāng yuán boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival syn 深层次 深層次 shēn céng cì deep level / deep-seated / in-depth 薯片 shǔ piàn fried potato chips 深潭 shēn tán deep natural pond / deep pit / abyss 热炒 熱炒 rè chǎo stir-fried dish (Tw) 煎蛋 jiān dàn fried egg 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 吉列 jí liè breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese) 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 爆肚 bào dǔ deep fried tripe 鱼香肉丝 魚香肉絲 yú xiāng ròu sī pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1] 鱼 魚 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) syn 薄脆 báo cuì crispy / thin and brittle / a crispy fried cracker 鳐 鰩 yáo skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / ray (fish) 渊 淵 yuān deep pool / deep / profound syn 鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 东坡肉 東坡肉 dōng pō ròu stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡 深 shēn deep (lit. and fig.) syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 深深 shēn shēn deep / profound syn 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 热衷 熱衷 rè zhōng to feel strongly about / to be fond of / obsession / deep commitment syn 肤浅 膚淺 fū qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow syn 鱼缸 魚缸 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 鱼饵 魚餌 yú ěr fish bait syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 深山 shēn shān deep in the mountains syn 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 深厚 shēn hòu deep / profound syn 深邃 shēn suì deep (valley or night) / abstruse / hidden in depth syn 深海 shēn hǎi deep sea syn 飞鱼 飛魚 fēi yú flying fish 幽谷 yōu gǔ deep valley syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 咸鱼 鹹魚 xián yú salted fish syn 浓厚 濃厚 nóng hòu dense / thick (fog, clouds etc) / to have a strong interest in / deep / fully saturated (color) syn 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc) syn 落汤鸡 落湯雞 luò tāng jī a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress syn 情同手足 qíng tóng shǒu zú as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) / loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another syn 捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck 宽厚 寬厚 kuān hòu tolerant / generous / magnanimous / thick and broad (build) / thick and deep (voice) syn 捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch syn 穿插 chuān chā to insert / to take turns, alternate / to interweave / to interlace / subplot / interlude / episode / (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces syn 鱼鳞 魚鱗 yú lín fish scales syn 鳞片 鱗片 lín piàn scale (of fish, reptiles etc) syn 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 热带鱼 熱帶魚 rè dài yú tropical fish 深不可测 深不可測 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom) / unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict syn 不三不四 bù sān bù sì (idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript syn 泥鳅 泥鰍 ní qiu loach / mud fish / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 肃然起敬 肅然起敬 sù rán qǐ jìng to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom) syn 打鱼 打魚 dǎ yú to fish syn 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 深浅 深淺 shēn qiǎn deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum syn 唉声叹气 唉聲嘆氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair syn 老谋深算 老謀深算 lǎo móu shēn suàn rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom) / astute and circumspect syn 深谷 shēn gǔ deep valley / ravine syn 水族箱 shuǐ zú xiāng aquarium / fish tank 黄鱼 黃魚 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish) syn 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng scene which recalls past memories (idiom) / evocative of the past / reminiscent / to arouse deep feelings syn 银鱼 銀魚 yín yú oriental whitebait / slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep syn 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 鱼群 魚群 yú qún shoal of fish syn 鱼子 魚子 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 哀痛 āi tòng to grieve / to mourn / deep sorrow / grief syn 胸臆 xiōng yì inner feelings / what is deep in one's heart syn 鱼粉 魚粉 yú fěn fish meal 沟壑 溝壑 gōu hè gorge / gulch / ravine / deep ditch syn 酣睡 hān shuì to sleep soundly / to fall into a deep sleep syn 鱼死网破 魚死網破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom) syn 