石斑鱼 石斑魚

石

• 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
• 宝石 寶石 bǎo shí ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ bou2 sek6 precious stone; gem
• 岩石 yán shí ㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ ngaam4 sek6 (geology) rock
• 石油 shí yóu ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ sek6 jau4 oil
• 石膏 shí gāo ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ sek6 gou1 gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)

斑

• 斑点 斑點 bān diǎn ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇ baan1 dim2 spot
• 一斑 yī bān ㄧ ㄅㄢ jat1 baan1 lit. one spot (on the leopard)
• 三斑 sān bān ㄙㄢ ㄅㄢ saam1 baan1 (Tw) common name for paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
• 光斑 guāng bān ㄍㄨㄤ ㄅㄢ gwong1 baan1 facula (astronomy)
• 尸斑 屍斑 shī bān ㄕ ㄅㄢ si1 baan1 livor mortis

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

• 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
• 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
• 鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6 lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material

• 窥豹一斑 窺豹一斑 kuī bào yī bān ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄢ kwai1 paau3 jat1 baan1 lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view
• 两鬓斑白 兩鬢斑白 liǎng bìn bān bái ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄞˊ loeng5 ban3 baan1 baak6 (idiom) to have gray hair at the temples
• 略见一斑 略見一斑 lüè jiàn yī bān ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧ ㄅㄢ loek6 gin3 jat1 baan1 lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)

• 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)