吴郭鱼 吳郭魚

吴 吳

• 吴中 吳中 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吴中区
• 吴仪 吳儀 Wú Yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ng4 ji4 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
• 吴国 吳國 Wú guó ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ng4 gwok3 Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
• 吴堡 吳堡 Wú bǔ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ ng4 bou2 see 吴堡县
• 吴子 吳子 Wú zǐ ㄨˊ ㄗˇ ng4 zi2 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, written by Wu Qi 吴起

郭

• 南郭 Nán guō ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛ naam4 gwok3 two-character surname Nanguo
• 城郭 chéng guō ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛ sing4 gwok3 a city wall
• 东郭 東郭 Dōng guō ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ dung1 gwok3 two-character surname Dongguo
• 耳郭 ěr guō ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄛ outer ear
• 郭城 guō chéng ㄍㄨㄛ ㄔㄥˊ gwok3 sing4 outer city wall

鱼 魚

• 金鱼 金魚 jīn yú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu2 goldfish
• 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ diu3 jyu2 to fish (with line and hook); to angle
• 鲨鱼 鯊魚 shā yú ㄕㄚ ㄩˊ saa1 jyu2 shark
• 鲸鱼 鯨魚 jīng yú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊ king4 jyu4 whale
• 鳄鱼 鱷魚 è yú ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ngok6 jyu4 alligator; crocodile

• 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
• 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
• 吴下阿蒙 吳下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4 General Lü Meng 吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

• 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
• 得鱼忘筌 得魚忘筌 dé yú wàng quán ㄉㄜˊ ㄩˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ dak1 jyu4 mong4 cyun4 lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to take help for granted
• 釜底游鱼 釜底游魚 fǔ dǐ yóu yú ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ fu2 dai2 jau4 jyu2 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)