鱼与熊掌不可兼得 魚與熊掌不可兼得

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

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

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

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

• 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)

• 祸福与共 禍福與共 huò fú yǔ gòng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ wo6 fuk1 jyu5 gung6 to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
• 荣辱与共 榮辱與共 róng rǔ yǔ gòng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˇ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ wing4 juk6 jyu5 gung6 (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
• 事与愿违 事與願違 shì yǔ yuàn wéi ㄕˋ ㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

• 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

• 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
• 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚ ㄓㄤˇ mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
• 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy