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吳郭魚
ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄩˊ
“tilapia; a common freshwater farmed fish in Taiwan, named after the two men who introduced it”
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吳
ㄨˊ
Surname Wu; name of ancient Chinese states; region of southern Jiangsu and Shanghai; to speak loudly or make noise.
郭
ㄍㄨㄛ
Surname Guo; outer city wall; the external part of something.
魚
ㄩˊ
Fish; aquatic animal; surname; a radical in Chinese characters; used in names of non-fish aquatic animals like octopus or crocodile or whale.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 吳敦義ㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄣ ㄧˋWu Den-yih; Taiwanese politician; former Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan); former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).
- 吳姓ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋthe surname Wu; a person with the surname Wu.
- 魚類ㄩˊ ㄌㄟˋfishes; aquatic vertebrates that live in water, breathe through gills, swim with fins, are cold-blooded, and mostly lay eggs.
- 釣魚ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozing
- 東吳ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊEastern Wu (222–280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan.
- 郭台銘ㄍㄨㄛ ㄊㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊTerry Guo (born 1950); prominent Taiwanese businessman; founder of Foxconn.
- 吳宗憲ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋWu Zongxian; Taiwanese entertainer, TV host, singer, and actor known for his comedic style and variety shows.
- 釣魚台ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˊDiaoyu Islands; a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, claimed by Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan.
- 鮭魚ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩˊsalmon; a large edible fish that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn.
- 鱷魚ㄜˋ ㄩˊa large predatory reptile with a long snout, powerful jaws, and a thick hide; lives in freshwater and ambushes prey.
- 魚池ㄩˊ ㄔˊfish pond; pond for raising fish; fish farm pond
- 魚肉ㄩˊ ㄖㄡˋfish and meat; fig. helpless victims; fig. people treated like meat to be butchered