鲈鱼
lúyú
In Chinese, the word for bass is 鲈鱼 (lúyú).
In this context, 鲈鱼 refers to the bass fish.
Meaning: musical instrument (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
lúyú
Did you know?
- The word 鲈鱼 is central to a famous Chinese idiom about longing for home. In the story of Zhang Han, a man misses his hometown so much that he can only think of the delicious 'bass' he used to eat there.
- The Chinese word for the musical instrument 'bass' is not the same as the word for the fish 鲈鱼. Instead, musicians use the phonetic transliteration 贝斯 (bèisī) to refer to the instrument.
- The character 鲈 is a 'phono-semantic compound'. The left side indicates it is a fish and the right side provides the sound of the word.
Examples in context
- 低音谱吉他在音乐人中很受欢迎。The bass guitar is popular among musicians.
- 你能为我们的乐队弹奏贝斯吗？Can you play the bass for our band?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about joining a band.
- 雨婷 Yuting你打算在乐队里弹鲈鱼吗？Nǐ dǎsuàn zài yuèduì lǐ tán lúyú ma?Do you plan to play the bass in the band?
- 伟 Wei是的，我最喜欢鲈鱼。Shì de, wǒ zuì xǐhuān lúyú.Yes, I like the bass the most.
- 雨婷 Yuting太好了，伟！Tài hǎole, Wěi!That's great, Wei!
- 伟 Wei谢谢，雨婷。Xièxiè, Yǔtíng.Thanks, Yuting.
