jyu4魚鱼
Jyutpingjyu4
Yaleyùh
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Definition
Fish; any of the cold-blooded, gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals.
Example
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the animal as a living creature or as a food item. When talking about eating fish, it is common to specify the cooking method before the noun, such as 蒸魚 or 煎魚. In a culinary context, it is often treated as a mass noun unless referring to a specific whole fish.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
We are having steamed fish tonight.
Do you like going to the wet market to buy fish?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse the measure word 條 with 個. Remember that 條 is used for long, thin, or flexible objects, making it the standard classifier for fish.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
