yú pàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
swim bladder (of a fish)
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Original source entry:

魚泡 鱼泡 [yu2 pao4] /swim bladder (of a fish)/

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Other forms in these source records: 魚泡

  • 鱼
    yú

    fish (CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bào yú], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[è yú] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhāng yú])

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 泡
    pāo

    puffed / swollen / spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces

    pào

    bubble / foam / blister / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions

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