鱼 ⇒
鱼 Yú/yú, [魚], surname Yu, fish/CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]
鲨鱼 shāyú, [鯊魚], shark
钓鱼 diàoyú, [釣魚], to fish (with line and hook)/to dupe
鳄鱼 èyú, [鱷魚], alligator/crocodile
金枪鱼 jīnqiāngyú, [金槍魚], tuna
鲸鱼 jīngyú, [鯨魚], whale/CL:條|条[tiáo]
鱿鱼 yóuyú, [魷魚], squid
大鱼 炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú, [炒魷魚], (coll.) to fire sb/to sack sb
美人鱼 měirényú, [美人魚], mermaid
章鱼 zhāngyú, [章魚], octopus
鲑鱼 guīyú, [鮭魚], salmon/trout
金鱼 jīnyú, [金魚], goldfish
鱼子酱 yúzǐjiàng, [魚子醬], caviar
鱼雷 yúléi, [魚雷], torpedo
捕鱼 bǔyú, [捕魚], to catch fish/to fish
鱼儿 鱼缸 yúgāng, [魚缸], fish tank/fishbowl/aquarium
鱼类 yúlèi, [魚類], fishes
炸鱼 zháyú, [炸魚], deep-fried fish
鱼饵 yúěr, [魚餌], fish bait
鳟鱼 zūnyú, [鱒魚], trout
鱼肉 如鱼得水 rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
沙丁鱼 shādīngyú, [沙丁魚], sardine (loanword)
鱼叉 yúchā, [魚叉], harpoon
鲶鱼 niányú, [鯰魚], catfish
比目鱼 bǐmùyú, [比目魚], flatfish/flounder
鳕鱼 xuěyú, [鱈魚], cod
鳗鱼 mányú, [鰻魚], eel
鲤鱼 lǐyú, [鯉魚], carp
双鱼 Shuāngyú, [雙魚], Pisces (star sign)
飞鱼 Fēiyú/fēiyú, [飛魚], Exocet (missile), flying fish
生鱼片 shēngyúpiàn, [生魚片], sashimi
鱼竿 yúgān, [魚竿], fishing rod
人鱼 rényú, [人魚], mermaid/dugong/sea cow/manatee/giant salamander
凤尾鱼 fèngwěiyú, [鳳尾魚], anchovy
鲱鱼 fēiyú, [鯡魚], herring
鲈鱼 lúyú, [鱸魚], bass/perch
鱼钩 yúgōu, [魚鉤], fishhook
大马哈鱼 dàmǎhǎyú, [大馬哈魚], chum salmon
咸鱼 xiányú, [鹹魚], salted fish
鱼网 yúwǎng, [魚網], variant of 漁網|渔网[yú wǎng]
鱼腥味 鱼片 yúpiàn, [魚片], fish fillet/slice of fish meat
鲍鱼 bàoyú, [鮑魚], abalone
梭鱼 suōyú, [梭魚], barracuda
墨鱼 mòyú, [墨魚], cuttlefish
鱼翅 yúchì, [魚翅], shark fin
鱼鳞 yúlín, [魚鱗], fish scales
鱼池 Yúchí/yúchí, [魚池], Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan,...
鱼汤 热带鱼 rèdàiyú, [熱帶魚], tropical fish
梭子鱼 suōziyú, [梭子魚], barracuda
浑水摸鱼 húnshuǐmōyú, [渾水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
狗鱼 养鱼 鱼尾纹 yúwěiwén, [魚尾紋], wrinkles of the skin/crow's feet
钓鱼竿 打鱼 dǎyú, [打魚], to fish
青鱼 qīngyú, [青魚], black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)/herring/mackerel
熏鱼 鱼贩 鱼刺 yúcì, [魚刺], fishbone
鱼市 银鱼 yínyú, [銀魚], oriental whitebait/slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salang...
鲜鱼 黄鱼 huángyú, [黃魚], yellow croaker (fish)
大麻哈鱼 dàmáhǎyú, [大麻哈魚], see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]
鱼子 yúzǐ, [魚子], fish eggs/roe/caviar
鱼油 鱼群 yúqún, [魚群], shoal of fish
鱼塘 金鱼缸 鱼肝油 yúgānyóu, [魚肝油], cod liver oil
白鱼 báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
游鱼 箭鱼 jiànyú, [箭魚], variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jiàn yú]
鱼粉 yúfěn, [魚粉], fish meal
鲇鱼 鱼尾 yúwěi, [魚尾], fishtail
鱼死网破 yúsǐwǎngpò, [魚死網破], lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)
淡水鱼 dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
鱼龙混杂 yúlónghùnzá, [魚龍混雜], lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the h...
鱼虫 yúchóng, [魚蟲], water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
钓鱼台 Diàoyútái, [釣魚臺], Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which ...
黑鱼 马鲛鱼 mǎjiāoyú, [馬鮫魚], Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
鱼贩子 鱼雷艇 yúléitǐng, [魚雷艇], torpedo boat
鱼种 yúzhǒng, [魚種], fingerling
鳝鱼 shànyú, [鱔魚], eel
木鱼 mùyú, [木魚], mokugyo/wooden fish (percussion instrument)
肺鱼 成鱼 鱼目混珠 yúmùhùnzhū, [魚目混珠], to pass off fish eyes for pearls/to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
混水摸鱼 húnshuǐmōyú, [混水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
石首鱼 鱼苗 yúmiáo, [魚苗], fry/newly hatched fish
鱼虾 鱼肚白 yúdùbái, [魚肚白], white (paint from dried fish guts)/marble white color of the dawn sky
石斑鱼 shíbānyú, [石斑魚], grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)/also called 鮨/Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranid...
鱼具 yújù, [魚具], variant of 漁具|渔具[yú jù]
鲥鱼 shíyú, [鰣魚], Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
带鱼 dàiyú, [帶魚], ribbonfish/hairtail/beltfish/cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
海鱼 鲮鱼 língyú, [鯪魚], see 鯪|鲮[líng]
沉鱼落雁 chényúluòyàn, [沉魚落雁], lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty c...
罗非鱼 甲鱼 jiǎyú, [甲魚], turtle/terrapin/Taiwan pr. [jià yú]
鲫鱼 jìyú, [鯽魚], Crucian carp
翻车鱼 fānchēyú, [翻車魚], ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
深海鱼 鱼鹰 yúyīng, [魚鷹], name used for many fishing birds/cormorant/osprey
乌鱼 wūyú, [烏魚], gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)/snakehead fish (family Channidae)
鱼口 鱼冻 鱼场 墨斗鱼 鱼水 yúshuǐ, [魚水], fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
鱼狗 yúgǒu, [魚狗], kingfisher
鱼丸子 鱼鼓 yúgǔ, [魚鼓], percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist...
软骨鱼 ruǎngǔyú, [軟骨魚], cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
城门失火殃及池鱼 虹鳟鱼
花 ⇒
花 Huā/huā, [芲]/[蘤], surname Hua, flower/blossom/CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù]/fancy pat...
花园 huāyuán, [花園], garden/CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
花样 huāyàng, [花樣], pattern/way of doing sth/trick/(sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)
花钱 huāqián, [花錢], to spend money
花花 花费 huāfèi, [花費], expense/cost/to spend (time or money)/expenditure
花生 huāshēng, peanut/groundnut/CL:粒[lì]
火花 huǒhuā, spark/sparkle
爆米花 bàomǐhuā, puffed rice/popcorn
鲜花 xiānhuā, [鮮花], flower/fresh flowers/CL:朵[duǒ]
天花板 tiānhuābǎn, ceiling
烟花 yānhuā, [煙花], fireworks/prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
花生酱 huāshēngjiàng, [花生醬], peanut butter
棉花 miánhua, cotton
花瓶 huāpíng, flower vase/fig. just a pretty face/CL:對|对[duì]
花招 huāzhāo, trick/maneuver/razzle-dazzle/(martial arts) fancy move/flourish
兰花 lánhuā, [蘭花], cymbidium/orchid
雪花 xuěhuā, snowflake
花朵 huāduǒ, flower
耍花招 shuǎhuāzhāo, to play tricks on sb
花儿 huāér/huār, [花兒], style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia/CL:首[shǒu], erhua varia...
花瓣 huābàn, petal/CL:片[piàn]
零花钱 línghuāqián, [零花錢], pocket money/allowance
开花 kāihuā, [開花], to bloom/to blossom/to flower/fig. to burst open/to feel happy or elated/new dev...
花脸 花店 huādiàn, flower shop
玫瑰花 méiguīhuā, rose
花纹 huāwén, [花紋], decorative design
花哨 huāshao, garish/gaudy
莲花 liánhuā, [蓮花], lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)/water-lily
落花 花粉 huāfěn, pollen
菊花 júhuā, chrysanthemum/(slang) anus
无花果 wúhuāguǒ, [無花果], fig (Ficus carica)
樱花 yīnghuā, [櫻花], oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom/a...
眼花 yǎnhuā, dimmed eyesight/blurred/vague and unclear vision
花束 huāshù, bouquet
花销 huāxiāo, [花銷], to spend (money)/expenses
花椰菜 huāyēcài, cauliflower
花边 huābiān, [花邊], lace/decorative border
花絮 huāxù, bits of news/interesting sidelights
花车 huāchē, [花車], car festooned for celebration
花香 huāxiāng, fragrance of flowers
红花 hónghuā, [紅花], safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā, [錦上添花], lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect/gilding th...
花环 huāhuán, [花環], garland/floral hoop
天花 tiānhuā, smallpox/ceiling/stamen of corn/(old) snow/(dialect) sesame oil
眼花缭乱 yǎnhuāliáoluàn, [眼花繚亂], to be dazzled
花匠 huājiàng, gardener
印花 yìnhuā, tax stamp
花岗岩 huāgāngyán, [花崗岩], granite
绣花 xiùhuā, [繡花], to embroider/to do embroidery
牵牛花 qiānniúhuā, [牽牛花], white-edged morning glory
花心 huāxīn, fickle (in love affairs)/dissipated/unfaithful/heart of a flower (pistil and sta...
交际花 花盆 huāpén, flower pot
花丛 huācóng, [花叢], cluster of flowers/inflorescence/flowering shrub
野花 yěhuā, wildflower/woman of easy virtue
插花 chāhuā, flower arranging/ikebana
浪花 lànghuā, spray/ocean spray/spindrift/fig. happenings from one's life/CL:朵[duǒ]
花圈 huāquān, wreath/garland
桃花运 táohuāyùn, [桃花運], luck with the ladies/a romance/good luck
天花乱坠 tiānhuāluànzhuì, [天花亂墜], lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)/fig. extravagant embellishments/hype
百合花 bǎihéhuā, lily/fig. pure and spotless person/virgin
花名册 花卉 huāhuì, flowers and plants
花草 huācǎo, flowers and plants
梅花 méihuā, plum blossom/clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)/wintersweet (dialect)
水仙花 shuǐxiānhuā, daffodil/narcissus/CL:棵[kē]
麻花 máhuā, fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)/worn out ...
花球 火花塞 huǒhuāsāi, spark plug
花式 huāshì, fancy
水花 shuǐhuā, splash/algal bloom/chickenpox (dialect)
花园里 花蜜 huāmì, nectar
花蕾 huālěi, bud/flower bud
名花 花生果 藏红花 zànghónghuā, [藏紅花], saffron (Crocus sativus)
桃花 táohuā, peach blossom/(fig.) love affair
花色 huāsè, variety/design and color/suit (cards)
杜鹃花 dùjuānhuā, [杜鵑花], Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
栀子花 zhīzihuā, [梔子花], cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
花木兰 HuāMùlán, [花木蘭], Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk h...
尾花 花生米 huāshēngmǐ, shelled peanuts
花篮 大丽花 dàlìhuā, [大麗花], dahlia (loanword)
开花结果 花生糖 叫花子 jiàohuāzi, beggar
花枝招展 huāzhīzhāozhǎn, lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)/fig. gorgeo...
大花脸 花市 花呢 huāní, tweed/checkered cloth
万花筒 wànhuātǒng, [萬花筒], kaleidoscope
昙花一现 tánhuāyīxiàn, [曇花一現], lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once/flash in the pan (idiom)/short-lived
花都 Huādū, Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
校花 xiàohuā, the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiào cǎo])/school beauty queen/cam...
花边新闻 huābiānxīnwén, [花邊新聞], media gossip/sensational news
花生油 茉莉花 mòlihuā, jasmine
善花 花旗 huāqí, the Stars and Stripes (US flag)/by extension, the United States of America/abbr....
花童 huātóng, page boy/flower girl (at a wedding)
花顺 花里胡哨 头晕眼花 tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
五花八门 wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
花子 huāzi, beggar (old term)
花季 huājì, youthful time/prime of youth/flowering season
花圃 huāpǔ, flowerbed/parterre
花饰 huāshì, [花飾], floral decoration/ornament/floral pattern
啤酒花 píjiǔhuā, hops
花天酒地 huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
柳暗花明 liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
菜花 càihuā, cauliflower/gonorrhea
献花 xiànhuā, [獻花], to offer flowers/to lay flowers (as a memorial)
花房 huāfáng, greenhouse
礼花 lǐhuā, [禮花], fireworks
花前月下 huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
五花肉 wǔhuāròu, pork belly/streaky pork
心花怒放 xīnhuānùfàng, to burst with joy (idiom)/to be over the moon/to be elated
白花花 báihuāhuā, shining white
玩花招 wánhuāzhāo, to play tricks
花拳 huāquán, showy boxing of no practical use/see 花拳繡腿|花拳绣腿
花布 huābù, printed cloth/calico
花坛 Huātán/huātán, [花壇], Huatan township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan, decorative m...
黄花 huánghuā, [黃花], yellow flowers (of various types)/chrysanthemum/cauliflower/(yellow) daylily/a y...
葵花子 kuíhuāzǐ, sunflower seeds
百花 金花 老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
春暖花开 花冠 huāguān, corolla
花菜 huācài, cauliflower
种花 zhònghuā, [種花], to grow flowers/floriculture
葵花籽 雕花 diāohuā, carving/decorative carved pattern/arabesque
洞房花烛 dòngfánghuāzhú, [洞房花燭], bridal room and ornamented candles/wedding festivities (idiom)
宣花 花样游泳 huāyàngyóuyǒng, [花樣游泳], synchronized swimming
泪花 lèihuā, [淚花], tears in the eyes
纸花 zhǐhuā, [紙花], paper flower
花枪 huāqiāng, [花槍], short spear (arch.)/fig. trickery
花会 huāhuì, [花會], flower fair or festival
丁香花 花花世界 huāhuāshìjiè, the teeming world/the world of sensual pleasures
花美男 茶花女 花红 huāhóng, [花紅], flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc)/a bonus/crab ...
花岗石 huāgāngshí, [花崗石], granite
梨花 香花 xiānghuā, fragrant flower/fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)
花言巧语 huāyánqiǎoyǔ, [花言巧語], graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words/cheating whe...
菊花茶 júhuāchá, chrysanthemum tea
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
花白 huābái, grizzled (hair)
花头 huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
花卷 huājuǎn, Chinese steamed twisted bread roll
茉莉花茶 mòlihuāchá, jasmine tea
花茎 零花 明日黄花 míngrìhuánghuā, [明日黃花], lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)/fig. outdated/thing ...
雪花膏 xuěhuāgāo, vanishing cream/cold cream (makeup)
花大姐 huādàjiě, common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢虫
昏花 hūnhuā, dim (eyesight)/blurred (vision)
电火花 diànhuǒhuā, [電火花], electric spark
花枝 huāzhī, spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)/squid (on dining menus)/(literary) beauti...
花木 huāmù, flowers and trees/plants/flora
花腔 huāqiāng, florid ornamentation in opera/coloratura
天女散花 花花绿绿 huāhuālǜlǜ, [花花綠綠], brightly colored/gaudy
花果山 HuāguǒShān, Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì], tourist destination/(al...
梅花鹿 méihuālù, sika deer
绣花针 绣花鞋 xiùhuāxié, [繡花鞋], embroidered shoes
印花税 yìnhuāshuì, [印花稅], stamp duty
荷花 héhuā, lotus
心花 印花布 葵花 kuíhuā, sunflower
粗花呢 切花 提花 tíhuā, Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
青花 qīnghuā, blue and white (porcelain)
花消 花架 花斑 huābān, patches/mottling
青花瓷 qīnghuācí, blue and white porcelain
花花肠子 huāhuāchángzi, [花花腸子], (slang) a cunning plot
花鸟 huāniǎo, [花鳥], painting of birds and flowers
走马观花 zǒumǎguānhuā, [走馬觀花], lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing/fig. su...
花生豆 霜花 shuānghuā, frost forming a pattern on a surface/rime
迎春花 yíngchūnhuā, winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
豆花 dòuhuā, jellied tofu/soft bean curd
樱花树 凤仙花 fèngxiānhuā, [鳳仙花], balsam/Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina)/touch-me-no...
老花花 酒花 jiǔhuā, hops
玉米花 yùmǐhuā, popcorn
繁花似锦 如花似玉 rúhuāsìyù, delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)/(of a woman) exquisite
罂粟花 葱花 cōnghuā, [蔥花], chopped onion
挑花 tiǎohuā, cross-stitch (embroidery)
仁花 兰花指 lánhuāzhǐ, [蘭花指], hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest ext...
黄花菜 huánghuācài, [黃花菜], citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)/golden needles (edible flower)
花椒 huājiāo, Sichuan pepper/Chinese prickly ash
花柱 huāzhù, style (female organ of flower)
花插 花种 花甲 huājiǎ, complete sexagenary cycle/a 60 year-old person/passage of time
花烛 茶花 cháhuā, camellia
花农 huānóng, [花農], flower grower
花骨朵 huāgǔduo, (coll.) flower bud
牡丹花 铁树开花 tiěshùkāihuā, [鐵樹開花], lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)/a highly improbable or extremely rare occurren...
王月花 花蕊 huāruǐ, stamen/pistil
花艺 花魁 huākuí, the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom)/(fig.) nickname for a famous ...
花镜 花生饼 指甲花 莉花 镂花 滋花 花架子 huājiàzi, attractive appearance, but without substance
山茶花 shāncháhuā, camellia
发花 花献佛 桂花 guìhuā, osmanthus flowers/Osmanthus fragrans
闭月羞花 bìyuèxiūhuā, [閉月羞花], lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)/fig. female beauty exceeding e...
白花 御花园 落花生 luòhuāshēng, peanut
花生仁 吴明花 花太久 紫花苜蓿 绒花 花展 huāzhǎn, flower show
昙花 tánhuā, [曇花], Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
花开花 徐京花 花荷西 野菊花 雪莲花 飞花 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
火炎花 花期 huāqī, the flowering season
钱全花 皮花 遍地开花 biàndìkāihuā, [遍地開花], to blossom everywhere/to spring up all over the place/to flourish on a large sca...
翠花 金银花 jīnyínhuā, [金銀花], honeysuckle
暗花 花柳病 huāliǔbìng, sexually transmitted disease/venereal disease
乐开花 lèkāihuā, [樂開花], to burst with joy
花田 移花接木 yíhuājiēmù, lit. to graft flowers onto a tree/to surreptitiously substitute one thing for an...
百花齐放 bǎihuāqífàng, [百花齊放], a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
连壁花 挂花 guàhuā, [掛花], to be wounded/(of plants) to bloom
雾里看花 wùlǐkànhuā, [霧里看花], lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
花氏 花果 花旦 huādàn, role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
花押 huāyā, signature (in grass-style writing)/symbol used in place of a signature (on a doc...
钱照花 花糕 花盘 紫花 花灯 huādēng, [花燈], colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
桃花源 táohuāyuán, the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity/utopia
花城 花剑 huājiàn, [花劍], foil (fencing)
花露水 huālùshuǐ, perfumed toilet water/eau de cologne/floral water/hydrosol
杏花 花苞 huābāo, flower bud
草开花 丁花 奇花异卉 qíhuāyìhuì, [奇花異卉], exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
子买花 喇叭花 lǎbahuā, morning glory
花轿 huājiào, [花轎], bridal sedan chair