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釣大魚 (diu3 daai6 jyu2) — literally: to catch a big fish; to catch a big criminal [colloquial] in Cantonese

diu˗₃釣daaiˍ₆大jyuˊ²魚
简 钓大鱼
Mandarin Pinyin: diao4 da4 yu2

Meaning of 釣大魚

nounliterally: to catch a big fish; to catch a big criminal [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 釣大魚

keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想diu˗₃釣daaiˍ₆大jyuˎ₄魚
He wants to catch a big fish.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度diu˗₃釣daaiˍ₆大jyuˎ₄魚？
Fishing for big fish here?
mouˏ₅冇diu˗₃釣daaiˍ₆大jyuˎ₄魚wo˗₃喎
Didn't catch any big fish.
diu˗₃釣daaiˍ₆大jyuˎ₄魚mˎ₄唔jiˍ₆易
Catching big fish isn't easy.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日diu˗₃釣daaiˍ₆大jyuˎ₄魚
Caught a big fish today.
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Characters in 釣大魚

釣diu3
fishhook
大daai6
a Chinese family name
魚jyu4
fish

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