黄貂鱼 黃貂魚

黄 黃

• 黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣ wong4 fan1 dusk
• 黄瓜 黃瓜 huáng guā ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄚ wong4 gwaa1 cucumber
• 黄色 黃色 huáng sè ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄜˋ wong4 sik1 yellow
• 黄豆 黃豆 huáng dòu ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄡˋ wong4 dau2 soybean
• 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ wong4 gam1 gold

貂

• 水貂 shuǐ diāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧㄠ seoi2 diu1 mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
• 紫貂 zǐ diāo ㄗˇ ㄉㄧㄠ zi2 diu1 sable (Martes zibellina)
• 貂熊 diāo xióng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ diu1 hung4 wolverine (Gulo gulo)
• 貂皮 diāo pí ㄉㄧㄠ ㄆㄧˊ diu1 pei4 mink fur
• 貂蝉 貂蟬 Diāo Chán ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ diu1 sim4 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布

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

• 白旄黄钺 白旄黃鉞 bái máo huáng yuè ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
• 抱恨黄泉 抱恨黃泉 bào hèn huáng quán ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ pou5 han6 wong4 cyun4 (idiom) to harbor regrets into the afterlife
• 飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 Fēi huáng téng dá ㄈㄟ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄥˊ ㄉㄚˊ fei1 wong4 tang4 daat6 lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)

• 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ gau2 mei5 zuk6 diu1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (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)