WordTaiwan frequency #11,664
鱷魚
ㄜˋ ㄩˊ
“a large predatory reptile with a long snout, powerful jaws, and a thick hide; lives in freshwater and ambushes prey.”
AI-written definition, grounded in Unihan and Moedict. How this works
§
Characters in this word
2 characters · tap any to see its full entry
§
Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 鯨魚ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊwhale; a large marine mammal that breathes air, gives live birth, and is the largest living animal.
- 虱目魚ㄕ ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˊA type of fish; a milkfish; a common farmed fish in brackish and freshwater aquaculture in Taiwan.
- 飛魚ㄈㄟ ㄩˊflying fish; a marine fish capable of gliding above the water surface
- 魷魚ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊsquid; a cephalopod mollusk with a soft body, tentacles, and an internal shell; used as food
- 鯊魚ㄕㄚ ㄩˊshark; a large predatory fish with cartilaginous skeleton and multiple rows of teeth.
- 鯉魚ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˊcarp, a freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels, large scales, and a forked tail; (figurative) a letter or written message.