Definition
鱼肉 primarily means 'fish meat' or 'fish and meat' (as cooked dishes). In classical and formal Chinese, it also has a figurative noun sense: 'victim of oppression' (from the idiom 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉). Note that 鱼肉 can function as a verb meaning 'to cruelly oppress' in literary contexts, but this row covers only the noun senses.
n.
fish meat (as food)fish and meat (collectively, as dishes)(figurative) victim of oppressionsomeone at the mercy of others
Examples
- 鱼肉，。Zhè dào cài yòng xīnxiān de yú ròu zuòchéng, wèidào hěn xiānměi.This dish is made with fresh fish meat; it tastes very delicious.
- 鱼肉，。Zhuō shàng bǎimǎn le yú ròu, kàn qǐlái shífēn fēngshèng.The table is full of fish and meat dishes, looking very abundant.
- ，鱼肉。Zài jiù shèhuì, lǎobǎixìng chángcháng chéngwéi bèi zǎigē de yú ròu.In old society, ordinary people often became the fish and meat being butchered (i.e., victims of oppression).
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