大魚

大鱼
dàyú
  1. (figurative) a valuable person or thing that is being searched for
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 大, 魚 /鱼 (yú). ("big fish")
  3. a valuable person or thing that is being searched for

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=1 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu
=2 魚 Yú surname Yu
=2 魚 yú used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚 bàoyú, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚 èyú and octopi 章魚 zhāngyú)

classifiers: 條, 尾

Containing this entry

大魚大肉 dàyúdàròu
  1. dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish
  2. lavish meal
放長線釣大魚 fàngchángxiàndiàodàyú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
水淺養不住大魚 shuǐqiǎnyǎngbùzhùdàyú
  1. lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)
  2. fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
大魚吃小魚 dàyúchīxiǎoyú