jīn​yú

goldfish

jīn​yú goldfish

  1. jīn adjective
    golden
    golden-colored; like the color of gold
  2. fish
    fish; generic term for aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with gills and fins

jīn​yú gold fish-pendant · fish-shaped key

  1. gold
    gold; the chemical element Au; specifically 金子 jīn​zi or 黄金 huáng​jīn
  2. nounverb
    aquatic animal
    used in the names of various aquatic or water-dwelling animals that are not biologically fish, such as 鲍鱼 bào​yú (abalone), 鳄鱼 è​yú (crocodile), or 章鱼 zhāng​yú (octopus)