金魚 (gam1 jyu2) — goldfish in Cantonese
gamˉ¹金jyuˊ²魚简 金鱼
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1 yu2
Meaning of 金魚
noungoldfish
Example Sentences with 金魚
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.
tiuˎ₄條gamˉ¹金jyuˎ₄魚wongˎ₄黃zo2.咗。
The goldfish has turned yellow.
keoiˏ₅佢joengˏ₅養jek˗₃隻gamˉ¹金jyuˎ₄魚wong4.黃。
He/She keeps a yellow goldfish.
tiuˎ₄條jyuˎ₄魚zaiˊ²仔gamˉ¹金jyuˎ₄魚wong4.黃。
The little fish is a golden yellow.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有gamˉ¹金jyuˎ₄魚wong4.黃。
There are golden yellow fish here.
Characters in 金魚
Words Containing 金魚
大眼金魚daai6 ngaan5 gam1 jyu2
a person with heightened vigilance (lit., "big-eyed goldfish")
金魚黃gam1 jyu2 wong4
literally: goldfish yellow, a orange – yellowish colour
金魚缸gam1 jyu4 gong1
goldfish bowl; brothel with women wearing numbers behind a glass wall; the stock exchange
金魚街gam1 jyu2 gaai1
Goldfish Market
金魚佬gam1 jyu4 lou2
a child molester, a pedophile. The pedophile would try to coax and abduct a child by promising him with the purchase of some goldfish. Hence, the term 金魚佬, ‘goldfish guy’.
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