Cantonese Dictionary

魚肚白

jyu4 tou5 baak6

Mandarin: yu2 du4 bai2

the whitish color of a fish's belly; grey dawn

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魚肝油

jyu4 gon1 jau4

[n] cod liver oil; fish liver oil; Oleum Jecoris Piscis

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魚腐

jyu4 fu6

Mandarin: yu2 fu3

Simplified: 鱼腐

fish curd; fish tofu

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魚腥草

jyu4 seng1 cou2

herba houttuyniae

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魚腩

jyu4 naam5

Mandarin: yu2 nan3

Simplified: 鱼腩

(food) (of fish) 1. Fish belly; (of someone) Loser (always lose in gambling)

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魚膠

jyu4 gaau1

Mandarin: yu2 jiao1

Simplified: 鱼胶

isinglass; gelatin

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魚花

jyu4 faa1

fish fry; minnows

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魚蛋

jyu4 daan2

Mandarin: yu2 dan4

Simplified: 鱼蛋

Cantonese

fish ball (Hong Kong style)

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魚蛋妹

jyu4 daan2 mui1

Mandarin: yu2 dan4 mei4

Simplified: 鱼蛋妹

an adolescent prostitute who does not engage in sex with patron but allows them to touch their body

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魚蛋妹

jyu4 daan6*2 mui6*1

Cantonese

a prostitute (no intercourse involved, lit., "girl who works at the fishball stand")

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魚蛋檔

jyu4 daan2 dong3

Mandarin: yu2 dan4 dang4

Simplified: 鱼蛋档

fishball stall (spoken)

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魚蛋河

jyu4 daan2 ho2

Mandarin: yu2 dan4 he2

Simplified: 鱼蛋河

flat rice noodles with fish balls

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魚蛋河

jyu4 daan6*2 ho4*2

[n] fish balls with rice noodles (魚蛋河粉)

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魚蛋河粉

jyu4 daan6*2 ho4 fan2

Mandarin: yu2 dan4 he2 fen3

fish balls with rice noodles

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魚蛋粉

jyu4 daan6*2 fan2

[n] fish ball with vermicelli

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魚蛋粉

jyu4 daan2 fan2

Mandarin: yu2 dan4 fen3

Simplified: 鱼蛋粉

fish ball rice noodles

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魚蝦蟹

jyu4 haa1 haai5

Mandarin: yu2 xia1 xie4

Simplified: 鱼虾蟹

Fish-Prawn-Crab | Hoo Hey How, a classic Chinese dice gambling game

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魚貫

jyu4 gun3

Mandarin: yu2 guan4

one after another; in a queue; in single file

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魚躍

jyu4 joek3

Mandarin: yu2 yue4

Simplified: 鱼跃

a fish leaping out of water; to describe a leaping motion; to leap

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魚雁

jyu4 ngaan6

Mandarin: yu2 yan4

Simplified: 鱼雁

letters; epistles; a messenger

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魚雲

jyu4 wan4

Mandarin: yu2 yun2

Simplified: 鱼云

fish brain

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魚雲

jyu4*2 wan4

Mandarin: yu2 yun2

fish brains

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魚雷

jyu4 leoi4

torpedo, "fish bombs"

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魚露

jyu4 lou6

Mandarin: yu2 lu4

fish sauce

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魚頭雲

jyu4 tau4 wan4

Mandarin: yu2 tou2 yun2

Simplified: 鱼头云

a nickname of Hong Kong actor Liuyun | Lau4 wan5; a edible part of a fish head,Chinese cuisine

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魚香茄子

jyu4 hoeng1 ke2 zi2

Mandarin: yu2 xiang1 qie2 zi5

Simplified: 鱼香茄子

spicy fish-flavored eggplant,a famous Chinese cuisine (does not actually contain any fish)

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魚骨

jyu4 gwat1

Cantonese

fishbone [華]: 魚刺

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魚鰓

jyu4 soi1

Mandarin: yu2 sai1

Simplified: 鱼鳃

fish gill

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魚鰭

jyu4 kei4

Mandarin: yu2 qi2

fin (on a fish)

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魚鱗

jyu4*2 leon4

Mandarin: yu2 lin2

fish scales

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