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虾虎鱼

xiā hǔ yúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6261242797cd0a86. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蝦虎魚 虾虎鱼 [xia1 hu3 yu2] /goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)/

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Other forms in these source records: 蝦虎魚

  • 虾
    há

    used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[há ma]

    xiā

    shrimp / prawn

  • 虎
    hǔ

    tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.