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摸鱼
mōyú
Main
English Definitionto catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
Simplified Script摸鱼
Traditional Script摸魚
Pinyinmōyú
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)mo2jyu2
Word Decomposition
摸mōto feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
鱼yúfish; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
摸索mōsuoto feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
摸摸mōmōto touch
摸清mōqīngto suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
摸底mōdǐto have a clear view (of a situation); to fish for information; fact-finding
摸到mōdàoto trace out
Words With Same Tail Word    
钓鱼diàoyúto fish (with line and hook); to dupe
金鱼jīnyúgoldfish
鲸鱼jīngyúwhale
鳄鱼èyúalligator; crocodile
鲨鱼shāyúshark
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