咸魚 [－鱼]

Jyutping haam4 jyu2
Pinyin xián yú

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    用​鹽​醃​過​嘅​ ​魚​（​量​詞​：​條​）
    salted fish
    • 鹹魚欄
      咸鱼栏
      haam4 jyu2 laan1
      salted-fish market
  2. 名詞
    即​係​死屍​；​係​個​俗​啲​嘅​叫法​（​量​詞​：​條​）
    a colloquial term for corpse
    • 鹹魚返生
      咸鱼返生
      haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1
      to bounce back; literally, some salted fish or a dead man revives
    • 人冇夢想同條鹹魚有乜嘢分別。
      人冇梦想同条咸鱼有乜嘢分别。
      jan4 mou5 mung6 soeng2 tung4 tiu4 haam4 jyu2 jau5 mat1 je5 fan1 bit6.
      Man without dreams is no different from a salted fish / dead person.
  3. 參看
    鹹魚
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咸鱼青菜
    咸魚青菜
    haam4 jyu2 ceng1 coi3
    • salted fish and green vegetables