jyu4 gong1魚缸鱼缸

Jyutpingjyu4 gong1

Yaleyùh gōng

名詞Common

Definition

Fish tank or fish bowl; a water-filled container for keeping fish and other aquatic life.

colloquialhomeother

How it's used

Beyond the literal meaning of a container for aquatic pets, this term is frequently used in Hong Kong as a slang term for a glass walled office or a meeting room that allows people outside to see everything happening inside. It also appears in financial contexts to describe a market environment where investors have full visibility of all trading activities, similar to how one watches fish in a tank.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

uk1屋kei2企go3個jyu4魚gong1缸hou2好daai6大aa4呀。

The fish tank at home is very big.

nei5你gei2幾si4時bong1幫go3個jyu4魚gong1缸wun6換seoi2水？

When will you change the water for the fish tank?

Common phrases

wun6換seoi2水

change the water

joeng5養jyu2魚

keep fish

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the term for a glass partition or a display window, which might be called a 玻璃櫃. While it is a container for fish, it is not used to refer to a pond or a larger outdoor water feature.