| 八爪鱼 | bā zhuǎ yú | octopus |
| 剑鱼座 | jiàn yú zuò | Dorado (constellation) |
| 加吉鱼 | jiā jí yú | porgy (Pagrosomus major) |
| 南鱼座 | nán yú zuò | Piscis Austrinus (constellation) |
| 吞拿鱼 | tūn ná yú | tuna (loanword) |
| 嘉鱼 | Jiā yú | Jiayu county in Xianning 咸宁, Hubei |
| 嘉鱼县 | Jiā yú xiàn | Jiayu county in Xianning 咸宁, Hubei |
| 土鲮鱼 | tǔ líng yú | mud carp (Cirrhina molitorella) |
城门失火，
殃及池鱼 | chéng mén shī huǒ ,
yāng jí chí yú | a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions; ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee |
| 多宝鱼 | duō bǎo yú | turbot; European imported turbot; same as 大菱鲆 |
| 大比目鱼 | dà bǐ mù yú | halibut |
| 大鲽鱼 | dà dié yú | turbot fish |
太公钓鱼，
愿者上钩 | tài gōng diào yú ,
yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose |
| 如鱼得水 | rú yú dé shuǐ | like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings |
| 娃娃鱼 | wá wa yú | Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) |
守株待兔，
缘木求鱼 | shǒu zhū dài tù ,
yuán mù qiú yú | to guard a tree-stump waiting for rabbits and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action |
| 尊鱼 | zūn yú | trout |
| 尖嘴鱼 | jiān zuǐ yú | Indo-Pacific wrasse (Gomphosus varius) |
| 山椒鱼 | shān jiāo yú | Hynobius formosanus; Taiwan salamander |
| 弹涂鱼 | tán tú yú | mudskipper (amphibious fish) |
| 得鱼忘筌 | dé yú wàng quán | lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to take help for granted |
| 打鱼 | dǎ yú | to fish |
| 捕鱼 | bǔ yú | catch fish; fish |
授人以鱼不如授人
以渔 | shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity |
| 放长线钓大鱼 | fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú | use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns |
| 文昌鱼 | wén chāng yú | lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish |
| 斑马鱼 | bān mǎ yú | zebrafish |
| 木鱼 | mù yú | mokugyo; wooden fish (percussion instrument) |
| 桂鱼 | guì yú | mandarin fish |
| 桶里射鱼 | tǒng lǐ shè yú | to shoot fish in a barrel; to attempt sth too easy |
| 梁辰鱼 | Liáng Chén yú | Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school |
| 梭子鱼 | suō zi yú | barracuda |
| 欧蝶鱼 | ōu dié yú | plaice |
| 水清无鱼 | shuǐ qīng wú yú | clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.; Don't be too picky! |
| 水煮鱼 | shuǐ zhǔ yú | Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil |
| 水至清则无鱼 | shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú | Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.; Don't be too picky! |
| 水虎鱼 | shuǐ hǔ yú | piranha (fish) |
| 沈鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
| 沉鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
| 沙丁鱼 | shā dīng yú | sardine |
| 活鱼 | huó yú | fresh fish; living fish |
| 混水摸鱼 | hún shuǐ mō yú | to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain; also written 浑水摸鱼 |
| 浑水摸鱼 | hún shuǐ mō yú | to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain |
| 漏网之鱼 | lòu wǎng zhī yú | fish that escaped the net (idiom); fugitive; homeless exile |
| 漏网游鱼 | lòu wǎng yóu yú | fish that escaped the net (idiom); fugitive; homeless exile |
| 濯锦以鱼 | zhuó jǐn yǐ yú | to make the ugly beautiful (idiom) |
| 炒鱿鱼 | chǎo yóu yú | to be fired; to fire |
| 炸鱼 | zhá yú | deep-fried fish |
| 热带鱼 | rè dài yú | tropical fish |
| 灯笼鱼 | dēng lóng yú | lantern fish |
