鱼

surname Yu

fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

Character component without intrinsic meaning

mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander

gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) / snakehead fish (family Channidae)

salmon (loanword)

lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy

mermaid / the Little Mermaid

lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis

octopus

octopus

mullet roe (salted and dried) / bottarga

see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

cobia or black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)

fishpond

aquarium / fish tank

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

Epinephelus septemfasciatus

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts