How to Say ‘Fish’ in Traditional Chinese
魚
💬 Usage Tip: [魚] is “fish.” In New Year phrases you’ll hear [年年有餘] where [餘] sounds like [魚] (a lucky pun).
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Fish is a must-have New Year dish because it symbolizes abundance—people may even leave some fish uneaten to represent “surplus” [有餘].
Word-by-Word Breakdown
魚
[yú]
fish
A classic New Year food because 魚 (yú) sounds like 餘 ‘surplus’, in the wish 年年有餘 (abundance every year).
過年一定要吃魚，象徵年年有餘。
During the New Year, you should eat fish—it symbolizes having surplus every year.
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