魚肉

See also: 鱼肉

Chinese

fish meat; flesh
trad. (魚肉) 魚 肉
simp. (鱼肉) 鱼 肉
anagram 肉魚／肉鱼

Etymology

“victim of oppression; to cruelly oppress”
From 人為刀俎，我為魚肉／人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 (rén wéi dāozǔ, wǒ wéi yúròu).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • hî-bah/hîr-mah/hî-mah/hû-bah/hîr-hia̍k/hîr-bah - vernacular (fish meat);
  • gû-lio̍k/hîr-lio̍k/gî-jio̍k - literary (victims of oppression, to oppress).

    Noun

    魚肉

    1. fish (as meat); flesh of fish
    2. fish and meat
    3. (literary) victim of oppression

    Derived terms

    Verb

    魚肉

    1. (literary) to cruelly oppress
      任人魚肉／任人鱼肉  ―  rènrén yúròu  ―  to be oppressed by others
      魚肉鄉民／鱼肉乡民  ―  yúròu xiāngmín  ―  to victimise villagers

    Synonyms

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    魚 肉
    ぎょ
    Grade: 2     		にく
    Grade: 2
    on'yomi

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ぎょにく [gyòníkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɡʲo̞ɲ̟ikɯ̟]

    Noun

    魚(ぎょ)肉(にく) • (gyoniku) 

    1. fish meat, fish

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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