Carp

Spelling ?

jì?

Subhead? 鱼

笔画?15

五行? Wood

Traditional characters? 鲫

生词本

基本释义? Detailed definition?

Fish. The body is laterally compressed, with a bulging dorsal ridge, up to 20 centimeters long, with a small, beardless head. It can be cultured in freshwater and is an important food fish in China.

Related Words

Golden Carp

[jīn jì]?

Goldfish.

Carp

[jì yú]?

A common freshwater fish.

Carp skate

[jì liū]?

Fast; resourceful.

Zhu Carp

[zhū jì]?

No definition

Flower carp

[huā jì yú]?

Chiniperca chuatsi.

Old crucian carp slip

[lǎo jì liū]?

Just as in old slip.

Carp Guā'er

[jì guā ér]?

Dialect. Carp.

Not carp slip

[bù jì liù]?

Not smart, not shrewd. It is also called "bù jì liù" (不唧溜).

Rhodeus carpus

[páng pí jì]?

That is, small carp.

Cross River Carp

[guò jiāng zhī jì]?

After the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, the northern scholars came to the south of the river, and it was said that there were more famous scholars crossing the river than carp. It is a metaphor for the fact that there are a lot of things that are fashionable.

African carp

[fēi zhōu jì yú]?

Fish, similar in appearance to the crucian carp, grayish brown or dark brown. Lives in seawater or freshwater and is native to eastern Africa. Also called tilapia.