n. (Trad=魚, Pinyin=yu2) fish

tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2, yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
Willing fish rising to lord Jiang's hookless line.
Said of a person who willingly plays into the hands of someone else.

ru2 yu2 de2 shui3
Like a fish that gets (back into the) water.
Being in one's right element. Said of a person who has the necessary conditions for developing his talent, or has found the right assistants. Compare with 如鱼离水 (ru2 yu2 li2 shui3).

ru2 yu2 li2 shui3
Like a fish taken out of the water.
Said of someone who finds himself out of his right element. Compare with 如鱼得水 (ru2 yu2 de2 shui3) and 涸哲之鲋 (he2 zhe2 zhi1 fu4).

yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2
Disaster spreads to the fish in the pond.
An unexpected disaster involving innocents.

jie2 ze2 er2 yu2
Draining the pond to get all the fish.
To sacrifice future interests to satisfy present needs. Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

fu3 di3 you2 yu2
Fish swimming at the bottom of the pot.
Referring to an imminent death.

Pinyin: yu2
Wade-Giles: yü2
Zhuyin:
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