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鮭魚
ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩˊ
“salmon; a large edible fish that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn.”
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鮭
ㄍㄨㄟ
salmon; a common name for certain fish in the family Salmonidae; anadromous fish that migrate from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn; an important food fish.
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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- 釣魚ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozing
- 鯨魚ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊwhale; a large marine mammal that breathes air, gives live birth, and is the largest living animal.
- 金魚ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊgoldfish; ornamental freshwater fish with bright colors and rounded body; (archaic) ancient key shaped like a fish; (archaic) goldfish-shaped ornament worn by officials in Tang and Yuan dynasties.