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鱼肉 (yú ròu) — fish meat (as food); fish and meat (collectively, as dishes); (figurative) victim of oppression; someone at the mercy of others

Definition

Literally 'fish meat' — both a literal food and a figurative term for the oppressed ('人成为鱼肉', people at the mercy of the powerful). A measure word 块 is used when referring to a piece.

noun
fish meat (as food)fish and meat (collectively, as dishes)(figurative) victim of oppressionsomeone at the mercy of others
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 鱼肉，。
    Zhè dào cài yòng xīn xiān de yú ròu zuò chéng, wèi dào hěn xiān měi.
    This dish is made with fresh fish meat; it tastes very delicious.
  • 鱼肉，。
    Zhuō shàng bǎi mǎn le yú ròu, kàn qǐ lái shí fēn fēng shèng.
    The table is full of fish and meat dishes, looking very abundant.
  • ，鱼肉。
    Zài jiù shè huì, lǎo bǎi xìng cháng cháng chéng wéi bèi zǎi gē de yú ròu.
    In old society, ordinary people often became the fish and meat being butchered (i.e., victims of oppression).

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

鱼yúfish
肉ròumeat

鱼 “fish” + 肉 “meat” = the meat of a fish.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

Open 鱼 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

Open 肉 →
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Meat & Seafood

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