八目鳗 八目鰻 bā mù mán lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae) 七鳃鳗 七鰓鰻 qī sāi mán lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae) 盲鳗 盲鰻 máng mán hagfish (jawless proto-fish of class Myxini) 文昌鱼 文昌魚 wén chāng yú lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish 1995年鱼类种群协定 1995年魚類種群協定 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks / 1995 Fish Stocks Agreemen 原始 yuán shǐ first / original / primitive / original (document etc) syn 酋长 酋長 qiú zhǎng headman (of primitive people) / tribal chief / used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir 原始社会 原始社會 yuán shǐ shè huì primitive society 原始人 yuán shǐ rén primitive man / prehistoric human syn 原人 yuán rén prehistoric man / primitive man syn 蚖 yuán Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod) / variant of 螈, salamander / newt / triton 低等动物 低等動物 dī děng dòng wù lower animal / primitive life-form 原生生物 yuán shēng shēng wù protist / primitive organism 糟齿类爬虫 糟齒類爬蟲 zāo chǐ lèi pá chóng thecodontia (primitive dinosaur) 榛狉未改 zhēn pī wèi gǎi primitive state 蚖虫 蚖蟲 yuán chóng Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod) 原生水 yuán shēng shuǐ juvenile water / primitive water 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 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 鱼片 魚片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 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 鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 鳐 鰩 yáo skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / ray (fish) 鱄 zhuān fish (meaning variable: mackerel, anchovy, fresh-water fish) 鱼松 魚鬆 yú sōng fish floss / crisp and flaky shredded dried fish 跨界渔类种群 transboundary fish stock / shared fish stock 拖鱼 拖魚 tuō yú towfish / towed fish / fish 叉尾带鱼 silver scabbard fish / cutless fish 底栖鱼类 底棲魚類 bottom-living fish / demersal fish 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 授人以魚不如授人以漁 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú give a man a fish and you feed him for a day / teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime / knowledge is the best charity 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond 授之以鱼不如授之以渔 授之以魚不如授之以漁 shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú 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) 鱼丽 魚麗 yú lì "fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind / The Fish Enter the Trap (title of Ode 170 in the Shijing) 掏出 tāo chū to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) 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 水产品 水產品 shuǐ chǎn pǐn aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) 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 整条 整條 zhěng tiáo entire / whole (fish, road etc) 摸底 mō dǐ to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 鱼头 魚頭 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 鳞片 鱗片 lín piàn scale (of fish, reptiles etc) syn 捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch syn 咸鱼 鹹魚 xián yú salted fish syn 鱼缸 魚缸 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium 飞鱼 飛魚 fēi yú flying fish 泥鳅 泥鰍 ní qiu loach / mud fish / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 鱼粉 魚粉 yú fěn fish meal 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 木鱼 木魚 mù yú mokugyo / wooden fish (percussion instrument) 热带鱼 熱帶魚 rè dài yú tropical fish 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 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 水族箱 shuǐ zú xiāng aquarium / fish tank 鱼龙混杂 魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk syn 水煮鱼 水煮魚 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil 鱼骨 魚骨 yú gǔ fish bone 鱼鳞 魚鱗 yú lín fish scales syn 鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball 打鱼 打魚 dǎ yú to fish syn 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 淡水鱼 淡水魚 dàn shuǐ yú freshwater fish syn 鱼苗 魚苗 yú miáo fry / newly hatched fish syn 捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck 网箱 網箱 wǎng xiāng net cage (fish farming) 黄鱼 黃魚 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish) syn 鱼饵 魚餌 yú ěr fish bait syn 不三不四 bù sān bù sì (idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom) / fig. sb or sth that slips through the net syn 白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork / white meat (fish, poultry etc) syn 鱼群 魚群 yú qún shoal of fish syn 鱼腥草 魚腥草 yú xīng cǎo chameleon plant / fish mint (Houttuynia cordata) syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 鱼米之乡 魚米之鄉 yú mǐ zhī xiāng (lit.) land of fish and rice / (fig.) fertile region / land of milk and honey syn 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 银鱼 銀魚 yín yú oriental whitebait / slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salangichthys microdon 捞取 撈取 lāo qǔ to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means) syn 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng 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 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 鱼水 魚水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) 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 鱼肚白 魚肚白 yú dù bái fish-belly white (used to describe the dingy light of the dawn sky) 鳜鱼 鱖魚 guì yú mandarin fish / Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi) syn 黄花鱼 黃花魚 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish) / corvina syn 石斑鱼 石斑魚 shí bān yú grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) / also called 鮨 / Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper) 鱼子 魚子 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar 鱼水情 魚水情 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water syn 炸鱼 炸魚 zhá yú deep-fried fish 桂鱼 桂魚 guì yú mandarin fish 乌鱼 烏魚 wū yú gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) / snakehead fish (family Channidae) syn 关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 荤腥 葷腥 hūn xīng meat and fish syn 缘木求鱼 緣木求魚 yuán mù qiú yú lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom) / fig. to attempt the impossible syn 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 