鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌
鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2
- lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
- you can't always get everything you want
- you can't have your cake and eat it
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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
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- 鲃鱼 䰾魚 bā yú ㄅㄚ ㄩˊ baa1 jyu2 barbel (fish)
- 人鱼 人魚 rén yú ㄖㄣˊ ㄩˊ jan4 jyu4 mermaid
- 刀鱼 刀魚 dāo yú ㄉㄠ ㄩˊ dou1 jyu2 tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes)
- 剑鱼 劍魚 jiàn yú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ gim3 jyu2 swordfish
- 印鱼 印魚 yìn yú ㄧㄣˋ ㄩˊ jan3 jyu2 shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
- 嘉鱼 嘉魚 Jiā yú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˊ gaa1 jyu4 see 嘉鱼县
- 团鱼 團魚 tuán yú ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄩˊ tyun4 jyu2 softshell turtle
- 墨鱼 墨魚 mò yú ㄇㄛˋ ㄩˊ mak6 jyu4 cuttlefish
- 尊鱼 尊魚 zūn yú ㄗㄨㄣ ㄩˊ zyun1 jyu2 trout
- 带鱼 帶魚 dài yú ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˊ daai3 jyu2 ribbonfish
- 快鱼 快魚 kuài yú ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄩˊ faai3 jyu2 variant of 鲙鱼
- 打鱼 打魚 dǎ yú ㄉㄚˇ ㄩˊ daa2 jyu2 to fish
- 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú ㄅㄨˇ ㄩˊ bou6 jyu4 to catch fish; to fish
- 搏鱼 搏魚 bó yú ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˊ bok3 jyu2 fighting fish (genus Betta)
- 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ mo2 jyu2 to catch fish
与 與
- 参与 參與 cān yù ㄘㄢ ㄩˋ caam1 jyu6 to participate (in sth)
- 与其 與其 yǔ qí ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ jyu5 kei4 rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- 与否 與否 yǔ fǒu ㄩˇ ㄈㄡˇ jyu5 fau2 whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
- 与会 與會 yù huì ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jyu6 wui2 to participate in a meeting
- 与日俱增 與日俱增 yǔ rì jù zēng ㄩˇ ㄖˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄗㄥ jyu5 jat6 keoi1 zang1 to increase steadily
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- 与时俱进 與時俱進 yǔ shí jù jìn ㄩˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jyu5 si4 keoi1 zeon3 abreast of modern developments
- 与此同时 與此同時 yǔ cǐ tóng shí ㄩˇ ㄘˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ jyu5 ci2 tung4 si4 at the same time; meanwhile
- 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu5 zung3 bat1 tung4 (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
- 交与 交與 jiāo yǔ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄩˇ gaau1 jyu5 to hand over
- 干与 干與 gān yù ㄍㄢ ㄩˋ gon1 jyu5 variant of 干预
- 授与 授與 shòu yǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄩˇ sau6 jyu5 variant of 授予
- 施与 施與 shī yǔ ㄕ ㄩˇ si1 jyu5 to donate
- 给与 給與 jǐ yǔ ㄐㄧˇ ㄩˇ kap1 jyu5 variant of 给予
- 与共 與共 yǔ gòng ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jyu5 gung6 to experience together with sb
- 与格 與格 yǔ gé ㄩˇ ㄍㄜˊ jyu5 gaak3 dative case
- 与门 與門 yǔ mén ㄩˇ ㄇㄣˊ jyu5 mun4 AND gate (electronics)
- 赐与 賜與 cì yǔ ㄘˋ ㄩˇ ci3 jyu5 variant of 赐予
- 赋与 賦與 fù yǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄩˇ fu3 jyu5 variant of 赋予
- 赠与 贈與 zèng yǔ ㄗㄥˋ ㄩˇ zang6 jyu5 variant of 赠予
- 参与者 參與者 cān yù zhě ㄘㄢ ㄩˋ ㄓㄜˇ caam1 jyu5 ze2 participant
熊
- 熊猫 熊貓 xióng māo ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄇㄠ hung4 maau1 panda
- 大熊猫 大熊貓 dà xióng māo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄇㄠ daai6 hung4 maau1 giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
- 棕熊 zōng xióng ㄗㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ zung1 hung4 brown bear
- 浣熊 huàn xióng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ wun5 hung4 raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- 灰熊 huī xióng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊ fui1 hung4 grizzly bear
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- 熊倪 Xióng Ní ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ hung4 ngai4 Xiong Ni (1974-), Chinese diving athlete
- 熊包 xióng bāo ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄠ hung4 baau1 worthless person
- 熊市 xióng shì ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄕˋ hung4 si5 bear market
- 熊抱 xióng bào ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄠˋ hung4 pou5 bear hug; to give (sb) a bear-hug
- 熊掌 xióng zhǎng ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ hung4 zoeng2 bear paw (as food)
- 熊本 Xióng běn ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ hung4 bun2 Kumamoto (prefecture and city in Japan)
- 熊熊 xióng xióng ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥˊ hung4 hung4 raging
- 熊狸 xióng lí ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄧˊ hung4 lei4 binturong; bearcat
- 熊猴 xióng hóu ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄡˊ hung4 hau4 Assamese macaque
- 熊罴 熊羆 xióng pí ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄆㄧˊ hung4 bei1 fierce fighters
- 熊胆 熊膽 xióng dǎn ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄉㄢˇ hung4 daam2 bear gall (used in TCM)
- 熊蜂 xióng fēng ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄈㄥ hung4 fung1 bumblebee
- 熊鹰 熊鷹 xióng yīng ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄥ hung4 jing1 see 鹰雕
- 狗熊 gǒu xióng ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ gau2 hung4 black bear
- 白熊 bái xióng ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄥˊ baak6 hung4 polar bear
掌
- 手掌 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 palm
- 掌握 zhǎng wò ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ zoeng2 ak1 to grasp (often fig.)
- 掌管 zhǎng guǎn ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zoeng2 gun2 in charge of
- 掌声 掌聲 zhǎng shēng ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄥ zoeng2 sing1 applause
- 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ gu2 zoeng2 to applaud
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- 主掌 zhǔ zhǎng ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ zyu2 zoeng2 in charge (of a position etc)
- 反掌 fǎn zhǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ faan2 zoeng2 lit. to turn over one's palm
- 合掌 hé zhǎng ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ hap6 zoeng2 to clasp hands
- 执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng ㄓˊ ㄓㄤˇ zap1 zoeng2 to wield (power etc)
- 巴掌 bā zhang ㄅㄚ ˙ㄓㄤ baa1 zoeng2 palm of the hand
- 抃掌 biàn zhǎng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ bin6 zoeng2 to clap
- 拊掌 fǔ zhǎng ㄈㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ fu2 zoeng2 to clap hands
- 掌勺 zhǎng sháo ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄠˊ zoeng2 zoek3 to be in charge of the cooking
- 掌嘴 zhǎng zuǐ ㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ zoeng2 zeoi2 to slap
- 掌厨 掌廚 zhǎng chú ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨˊ zoeng2 cyu4 to prepare meals
- 掌心 zhǎng xīn ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zoeng2 sam1 hollow of the palm
- 掌控 zhǎng kòng ㄓㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zoeng2 hung3 to control
- 掌掴 掌摑 zhǎng guāi ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄞ zoeng2 gwaak3 to slap (with the palm of the hand)
- 掌击 掌擊 zhǎng jī ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧ zoeng2 gik1 to slap
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
Example sentences
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鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 不可 兼 得 。
You cannot eat your cake and keep it.
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