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How to say “Fish” in Cantonese — 魚 (jyu4)

The Cantonese for “fish” is 魚 (jyu4).

jyuˎ₄魚

简鱼

nounfish

View the full 魚 entry →

Other ways to say “fish”

魚兒jyu4 ji4

fish; fishes, generic term for fish

魚腐jyu4 fu6

fish curd; fish tofu

帶魚daai3 jyu2

belt fish; hairtail fish

牙帶魚ngaa4 daai3 jyu2

hairtail fish; belt fish

魚肉jyu4 juk6

flesh of fish; fish meat

Example sentences with 魚

間工廠畀火燒，旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚

The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.

喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水

For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。

Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.

tiuˎ₄條gamˉ¹金jyuˊ²魚haiˊ²喺jyuˎ₄魚gongˉ¹缸leoiˏ₅裏minˍ₆面jauˎ₄游laiˎ₄嚟jauˎ₄游heoi˗₃去。

The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (jyu4) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.