粵

金gam1魚jyu2

simp金鱼
gam1 jyu2gam1 jyu4jīn yú

English

  1. goldfish
  2. goldfish; Carassius auratus
  3. nighclub hostess who drinks with customers but does not offer sexual services

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 魚嘅一種,係以鯽魚培養出嘅觀賞魚(量詞:條)
  2. 源於夜總會嘅術語,指只能夠觀賞,而唔提供性服務嘅舞小姐;因為金魚唔似得木魚有得「扑」

Examples

  • 條金魚喺魚缸裏面游嚟游去。

    The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 人是不是就像魚缸中的金魚一樣?

    Are humans like goldfish in a fishbowl?

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 金魚街

    Goldfish Market

  • 我有一個金魚缸。

    I have a goldfish bowl.

  • 呢條金魚係爸爸嘅。

    This is my dad's goldfish.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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