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[緣木求魚] yuánmùqiúyú lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

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        biānyuán, [邊緣], edge/fringe/verge/brink/periphery/marginal/borderline
        yuángù, [緣故], reason/cause
        yuán, [緣], cause/reason/karma/fate/predestined affinity/margin/hem/edge/along
        wúyuánwúgù, [無緣無故], no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
        xuèyuán, [血緣], bloodline
        yuányóu, [緣由], reason/cause
        yuánfèn, [緣分], fate or chance that brings people together/predestined affinity or relationship/...
        rényuán, [人緣], relations with other people
        wúyuán, [無緣], to have no opportunity/no way (of doing sth)/no chance/no connection/not placed ...
        tóuyuán, [投緣], to be kindred spirits/to hit it off
        qíngyuán, [情緣], predestined love/love affinity
        juéyuán, [絕緣], to have no contact with/to be cut off from/(electricity) to insulate
        jīyuán, [機緣], chance/opportunity/destiny
        yīnyuán, [因緣], chance/opportunity/predestined relationship/(Buddhist) principal and secondary c...
        yīnyuán, [姻緣], a marriage predestined by fate
        
        jiéyuán, [結緣], to form ties/to become attached (to sb, sth)
        yuányú, [緣於], to originate from/to come from the fact that/owing to/because of
        qīnyuán, [親緣], blood relationship/genetic relationship/consanguinity
        
        
        biānyuánhuà, [邊緣化], to marginalize/marginalization
        
        
        yuánhé, [緣何], why?/for what reason?
        
        
        dìyuán, [地緣], geographic situation/geo-(politics etc)
        yuánqǐ, [緣起], origin
        juéyuántǐ, [絕緣體], electrical insulation/heat insulation
        hòuyuán, [後緣], trailing edge (of airplane wing)
        liángyuán, [良緣], good karma/opportune connection with marriage partner
        
        

        Mù/mù, surname Mu, tree/wood/coffin/wooden/simple/numb/one of the eight categories of a...
        mùtou, [木頭], slow-witted/blockhead/log (of wood, timber etc)/CL:塊|块[kuài],根[gēn]
        mùǒu, puppet
        mùnǎiyī, mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
        
        mùbǎn, slab/board/plank/CL:張|张[zhāng],塊|块[kuài]
        mámù, numb/insensitive/apathetic
        shùmù, [樹木], tree
        mùcái, wood
        mùmǎ, [木馬], wooden horse/rocking horse/vaulting horse (gymnastics)/trojan horse (computing)
        mùjiàng, carpenter
        Tiěmùzhēn, [鐵木真], Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Chéng jí sī hán]
        guànmùcóng, [灌木叢], shrub/shrubbery
        guànmù, bush/shrub
        mùzhuāng, [木樁], wooden pile/stake
        Mùlán/mùlán, [木蘭], Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang/see 花木蘭|花木兰[Huā Mù lán],...
        fámù, to cut wood/tree-felling/lumbering
        mùgùn, wooden stick
        Mùxīng, Jupiter (planet)
        
        mùzhì, [木製], wooden
        Língmù, [鈴木], Suzuki (Japanese surname)
        mùgōng, woodwork/carpentry/woodworker/carpenter
        xiàngmù, oaken
        dúmùzhōu, [獨木舟], dugout/canoe/kayak
        pínghéngmù, beam (gymnastics)/balance beam
        
        
        mùjī, wooden clogs
        zhuómùniǎo, [啄木鳥], woodpecker
        sōngmù, pine wood/deal/larch
        
        jīmù, [積木], toy building blocks
        
        mùfá, wooden raft/log raft
        mùliào, lumber/timber
        mùxiè, wood shavings/sawdust
        mùguā, papaya (Carica papaya)/genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae/Chines...
        mùshǔ, cassava, a tropical tuber plant
        mùzhì, [木質], wooden
        mùyǐchéngzhōu, lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)/fig. what is done ca...
        
        hóngmù, [紅木], red wood/mahogany/rosewood/padauk
        Gāomù, Takagi (Japanese surname)
        mùtǒng, cask
        
        guānmù, coffin
        
        yìngmù, hardwood
        mùchái, firewood
        yuánmù, logs
        
        mámùbùrén, numbed/insensitive/apathetic/thick-skinned
        cǎomù, vegetation/plants
        HuāMùlán, [花木蘭], Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk h...
        
        
        
        xiǔmù, rotten wood
        dúmùqiáo, [獨木橋], single-log bridge/(fig.) difficult path
        mùtàn, charcoal
        ruǎnmùsāi, [軟木塞], cork
        Qīngmù, Aoki (Japanese surname)
        
        mùqín, xylophone
        
        
        mùkuài, [木塊], block
        línmù, forest/forest tree
        
        
        fānmùguā, papaya
        
        Zuǒzuǒmù, Sasaki (Japanese surname)
        
        
        yòumù, pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
        
        
        mùguǎnyuèqì, [木管樂器], woodwind instrument
        mùnè, [木訥], wooden and slow of speech/slow-speeched/inarticulate/unsophisticated
        
        
        tǔmù, building/construction/civil engineering
        fēngmù, [楓木], maple
        
        mùchuán, wooden boat
        
        
        
        Ālāmùtú, [阿拉木圖], Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan
        
        
        
        
        
        mùjiàn, [木劍], wooden sword
        huāmù, flowers and trees/plants/flora
        
        
        mùzhìbù, [木質部], xylem
        qiáomù, [喬木], tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guàn mù], bush or shrub)
        ruǎnmù, [軟木], cork
        
        mùyú, [木魚], mokugyo/wooden fish (percussion instrument)
        mùmǎjì, [木馬計], wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)
        wūmù, [烏木], ebony
        
        
        
        mùqì, wooden articles
        
        
        
        huàmù, [樺木], birch
        rùmùsānfēn, written in a forceful hand/penetrating/profound
        
        
        MùwèiÈr, [木衛二], Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II
        
        Mùcūn, Kimura (Japanese surname)
        
        
        
        
        
        mùxiāng, costus root (medicinal herb)/aucklandia/Saussurea costus/Dolomiaea souliei
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        MùwèiSì, [木衛四], Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
        MùwèiSān, [木衛三], Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
        
        Huòěrmùzī, [霍爾木茲], Hormuz, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf
        
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        guǒmù, fruit tree
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhěnmù, railroad tie/sleeper
        
        
        
        
        mùěr, edible tree fungus/CL:朵[duǒ]
        
        
        dàxīngtǔmù, [大興土木], to carry out large scale construction
        
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        yíhuājiēmù, lit. to graft flowers onto a tree/to surreptitiously substitute one thing for an...
        
        Mùzhà, [木柵], Muzha (old spelling: Mucha), suburb to the southeast of Taipei
        
        
        
        
        mùrán, stupefied
        
        
        
        
        mùwèi, [木衛], moon of Jupiter
        
        
        
        
        
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        Tǎlǐmù, the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jiāomù, [膠木], bakelite
        
        
        
        
        zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín, [只見樹木不見森林], unable to see the wood for the trees/fig. only able to see isolated details, and...

        qiú, to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
        yāoqiú, to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[diǎn]
        qǐngqiú, [請求], to request/to ask/request/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhuīqiú, to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly/to seek after/to woo
        qiúhūn, to propose marriage
        xúnqiú, [尋求], to seek/to look for
        xūqiú, requirement/to require/(economics) demand
        qiújiù, to cry for help
        qiúzhù, to request help/to appeal (for help)
        qíqiú, to pray for/to appeal
        kěnqiú, [懇求], to beg/to beseech/to entreat/entreaty
        mèngmèiyǐqiú, [夢寐以求], to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)/to long for sth day and night
        qǐqiú, to beg
        zhēngqiú, [徵求], to solicit/to seek/to request (opinions, feedback etc)/to petition
        qiúshēng, to seek survival/to possess the will to live
        kěqiú, to long for/to crave for/to greatly desire
        qiúráo, [求饒], to beg forgiveness
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        qiúài, [求愛], to woo
        āiqiú, to entreat/to implore/to plead
        qiúqíng, to plea for leniency/to ask for a favor
        qiúyuán, to ask for help
        chuīmáoqiúcī, lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to ...
        qiǎngqiú, [強求], to insist on/to demand/to impose
        qiúzhí, [求職], to seek employment
        lìqiú, to make every effort to/striving to do one's best
        qiúzhèng, [求證], to seek proof/to seek confirmation
        qiúrén, to ask for help/to ask a favor/to recruit talented people
        kēqiú, demanding
        jiǎngqiú, [講求], to stress/to emphasize/particular about sth/to strive for
        
        wěiqūqiúquán, to accept a compromise
        móuqiú, [謀求], to seek/to strive for
        shíshìqiúshì, [實事求是], to seek truth from facts (idiom)/to be practical and realistic
        yāngqiú, to implore/to plead/to ask earnestly
        qiúdé, to ask for sth and receive it/to try to obtain/to look for and obtain
        tànqiú, to seek/to pursue/to investigate
        
        qiúzhīyù, [求知慾], desire for knowledge
        yǒuqiúbìyìng, [有求必應], to grant whatever is asked for/to accede to every plea
        qiújiào, to ask for advice/seeking instruction
        gōngbùyìngqiú, [供不應求], supply does not meet demand
        qiúhé, to sue for peace/to look for a draw (chess)/summation (math.)
        
        
        qǐqiú, to seek for/to hope to gain/desirous
        gōngqiú, supply and demand (economics)
        
        qiúxué, [求學], to seek knowledge/to study/to attend college
        qiújiě, to require a solution/to seek to solve (an equation)
        
        qiúzhī, anxious to learn/keen for knowledge
        qiútóngcúnyì, [求同存異], to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
        jīngyìqiújīng, to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
        qiúshì, to seek the truth
        qiúyī, [求醫], to seek medical treatment/to see a doctor
        
        
        jíyúqiúchéng, [急於求成], anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success/impatient for resul...
        qiúzhízhě, [求職者], job applicant
        
        tānqiú, [貪求], to pursue greedily/to crave
        qiúsuǒ, to search for sth/to seek/to quest/to explore
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Máolǐqiúsī, Mauritius
        
        

        Yú/yú, [魚], surname Yu, fish/CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]
        shāyú, [鯊魚], shark
        diàoyú, [釣魚], to fish (with line and hook)/to dupe
        èyú, [鱷魚], alligator/crocodile
        jīnqiāngyú, [金槍魚], tuna
        jīngyú, [鯨魚], whale/CL:條|条[tiáo]
鱿         yóuyú, [魷魚], squid
        
鱿         chǎoyóuyú, [炒魷魚], (coll.) to fire sb/to sack sb
        měirényú, [美人魚], mermaid
        zhāngyú, [章魚], octopus
        guīyú, [鮭魚], salmon/trout
        jīnyú, [金魚], goldfish
        yúzǐjiàng, [魚子醬], caviar
        yúléi, [魚雷], torpedo
        bǔyú, [捕魚], to catch fish/to fish
        
        yúgāng, [魚缸], fish tank/fishbowl/aquarium
        yúlèi, [魚類], fishes
        zháyú, [炸魚], deep-fried fish
        yúěr, [魚餌], fish bait
        zūnyú, [鱒魚], trout
        
        rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
        shādīngyú, [沙丁魚], sardine (loanword)
        yúchā, [魚叉], harpoon
        niányú, [鯰魚], catfish
        bǐmùyú, [比目魚], flatfish/flounder
        xuěyú, [鱈魚], cod
        mányú, [鰻魚], eel
        lǐyú, [鯉魚], carp
        Shuāngyú, [雙魚], Pisces (star sign)
        Fēiyú/fēiyú, [飛魚], Exocet (missile), flying fish
        shēngyúpiàn, [生魚片], sashimi
竿         yúgān, [魚竿], fishing rod
        rényú, [人魚], mermaid/dugong/sea cow/manatee/giant salamander
        fèngwěiyú, [鳳尾魚], anchovy
        fēiyú, [鯡魚], herring
        lúyú, [鱸魚], bass/perch
        yúgōu, [魚鉤], fishhook
        dàmǎhǎyú, [大馬哈魚], chum salmon
        xiányú, [鹹魚], salted fish
        yúwǎng, [魚網], variant of 漁網|渔网[yú wǎng]
        
        yúpiàn, [魚片], fish fillet/slice of fish meat
        bàoyú, [鮑魚], abalone
        suōyú, [梭魚], barracuda
        mòyú, [墨魚], cuttlefish
        yúchì, [魚翅], shark fin
        yúlín, [魚鱗], fish scales
        Yúchí/yúchí, [魚池], Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan,...
        
        rèdàiyú, [熱帶魚], tropical fish
        suōziyú, [梭子魚], barracuda
        húnshuǐmōyú, [渾水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        
        
        yúwěiwén, [魚尾紋], wrinkles of the skin/crow's feet
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        dǎyú, [打魚], to fish
        qīngyú, [青魚], black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)/herring/mackerel
        
        
        yúcì, [魚刺], fishbone
        
        yínyú, [銀魚], oriental whitebait/slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salang...
        
        huángyú, [黃魚], yellow croaker (fish)
        dàmáhǎyú, [大麻哈魚], see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]
        yúzǐ, [魚子], fish eggs/roe/caviar
        
        yúqún, [魚群], shoal of fish
        
        
        yúgānyóu, [魚肝油], cod liver oil
        báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
        
        jiànyú, [箭魚], variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jiàn yú]
        yúfěn, [魚粉], fish meal
        
        yúwěi, [魚尾], fishtail
        yúsǐwǎngpò, [魚死網破], lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)
        dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
        yúlónghùnzá, [魚龍混雜], lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the h...
        yúchóng, [魚蟲], water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
        Diàoyútái, [釣魚臺], Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which ...
        
        mǎjiāoyú, [馬鮫魚], Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
        
        yúléitǐng, [魚雷艇], torpedo boat
        yúzhǒng, [魚種], fingerling
        shànyú, [鱔魚], eel
        mùyú, [木魚], mokugyo/wooden fish (percussion instrument)
        
        
        yúmùhùnzhū, [魚目混珠], to pass off fish eyes for pearls/to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
        húnshuǐmōyú, [混水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        
        yúmiáo, [魚苗], fry/newly hatched fish
        
        yúdùbái, [魚肚白], white (paint from dried fish guts)/marble white color of the dawn sky
        shíbānyú, [石斑魚], grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)/also called 鮨/Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranid...
        yújù, [魚具], variant of 漁具|渔具[yú jù]
        shíyú, [鰣魚], Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
        dàiyú, [帶魚], ribbonfish/hairtail/beltfish/cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
        
        língyú, [鯪魚], see 鯪|鲮[líng]
        chényúluòyàn, [沉魚落雁], lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty c...
        
        jiǎyú, [甲魚], turtle/terrapin/Taiwan pr. [jià yú]
        jìyú, [鯽魚], Crucian carp
        fānchēyú, [翻車魚], ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
        
        yúyīng, [魚鷹], name used for many fishing birds/cormorant/osprey
        wūyú, [烏魚], gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)/snakehead fish (family Channidae)
        
        
        
        
        yúshuǐ, [魚水], fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
        yúgǒu, [魚狗], kingfisher
        
        yúgǔ, [魚鼓], percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist...
        ruǎngǔyú, [軟骨魚], cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
        
        

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