"摸魚" meaning in Chinese

See 摸魚 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɔː³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/, /mɔː³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/, /bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/, /bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/, /moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: mōyú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mo² jyu⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Jyutping], bong-hî [Hokkien, POJ], bong-hû [Hokkien, POJ], mong⁵ he⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], mōyú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], moyú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mo¹-yü² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mwō-yú [Mandarin, Yale], mhoyu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], моюй [Mandarin, Palladius], mojuj [Mandarin, Palladius], mó yú [Cantonese, Yale], mo² jy⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Pinyin], mo² yu⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bong-hî [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bonghii [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], bong-hû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bonghuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], mông hṳ̂ [POJ, Teochew] Forms: 摸鱼
Etymology: ; "to slack off" Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 摸魚
  1. (literally) to catch fish Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-摸魚-zh-verb-lI0qMFeA
  2. (figurative, humorous) to slack off Tags: figuratively, humorous
    Sense id: en-摸魚-zh-verb-QjTCtaN9 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 摸魚公, 摸鱼公, 渾水摸魚 (húnshuǐmōyú), 浑水摸鱼 (húnshuǐmōyú), 瞎子摸魚, 瞎子摸鱼

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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "mo² jyu⁴⁻²"
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      "zh-pron": "bong-hî"
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      "zh-pron": "bong-hû"
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      "zh-pron": "mong⁵ he⁵"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mwō-yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mhoyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "моюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mojuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mó yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo² jy⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo² yu⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bong-hî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bonghii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bonghuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
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    },
    {
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        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mông hṳ̂"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/"
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      "word": "摸鱼公"
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      "roman": "húnshuǐmōyú",
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      "roman": "húnshuǐmōyú",
      "word": "浑水摸鱼"
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      "zh-pron": "mōyú"
    },
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mo² jyu⁴⁻²"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "bong-hî"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "bong-hû"
    },
    {
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        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "mong⁵ he⁵"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "mōyú"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "moyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo¹-yü²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mwō-yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mhoyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "моюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mojuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mó yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo² jy⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo² yu⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bong-hî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bonghii"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bong-hû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bonghuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mông hṳ̂"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/"
    }
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