鯉 [鲤]

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Pinyin lǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. carp
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    鯉魚
    carp; koi
    • 錦鯉
      锦鲤
      gam2 lei5
      a kind of koi; Cyprinus carpio (scientific name)
    • 鯉躍龍門
      鲤跃龙门
      lei5 joek3 lung4 mun4
      X
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    carp, especially the common carp
  2. character, figuratively
    messenger
  3. character, figuratively
    letter; correspondence
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. carp
  2. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    NFWG
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    NMWG
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    鱼类例如鲤鱼和鳟鱼生活在淡水中。
    魚類例如鯉魚和鱒魚生活在淡水中。
    yú lèi lì rú lǐ yú hé zūn yú shēng huó zài dàn shuǐ zhōng 。
    • Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.
    • Fish like carp and trout live in fresh water.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    姜葱煀鲤鱼
    薑葱煀鯉魚
    • carp simmered in spring onion and ginger sauce
  2. Cantonese
    一打风，鲤鱼门就变成泽国。
    一打風，鯉魚門就變成澤國。
    jat1 daa2 fung1, lei5 jyu4 mun4 zau6 bin3 sing4 zaak6 gwok3.
    • When typhoon comes, Lei Yue Mun becomes flooded.
  3. Cantonese
    锦鲤
    錦鯉
    gam2 lei5
    • a kind of koi; Cyprinus carpio (scientific name)
  4. Cantonese
    鲤跃龙门
    鯉躍龍門
    lei5 joek3 lung4 mun4
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    鲤鱼门由渔村发展成海鲜胜地。
    鯉魚門由漁村發展成海鮮勝地。
    lei5 jyu4 mun4 jau4 jyu4 cyun1 faat3 zin2 sing4 hoi2 sin1 sing3 dei6.
    • Lei Yue Mun developed from a fishing village into a place well-known for seafood.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    锦鲤想点？
    錦鯉想點？
    gam2 lei5 soeng2 dim2?
    • What do you want then?