胭脂鱼 胭脂魚

胭

• 胭脂 yān zhī ㄧㄢ ㄓ jin1 zi1 rouge
• 胭脂虫 胭脂蟲 yān zhī chóng ㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jin1 zi1 cung4 cochineal insect

脂

• 脂肪 zhī fáng ㄓ ㄈㄤˊ zi1 fong1 fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
• 乳脂 rǔ zhī ㄖㄨˇ ㄓ jyu5 zi1 cream
• 低脂 dī zhī ㄉㄧ ㄓ dai1 zi1 low fat
• 抽脂 chōu zhī ㄔㄡ ㄓ cau1 zi1 liposuction
• 采脂 採脂 cǎi zhī ㄘㄞˇ ㄓ coi2 zi1 tree tapping

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

• 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄠ man4 zi1 man4 gou1 lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
• 涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī mǒ fěn ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ ㄇㄛˇ ㄈㄣˇ tou4 zi1 mut3 fan2 (idiom) to put on makeup

• 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)