水族

shuǐzú
collective term for aquatic animals

CEDICT

  1. Sui people (ethnic group in Guizhou, China)
  2. aquatic animals

Wiktionary

  1. 生活于水中动物之泛称。
  2. 我国少数民族之一。分布在贵州省南部。人口约三十四万五千。社会以一夫一妻的父系小家庭为基础。经济以农业为主。水语属汉藏语系壮侗语族水语支。水族有一种称为「水书」或「水字」的古老文字，约两百个字左右。信仰为以万物有灵观念为基础的自然崇拜。

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Homographs

水族 Shuǐzú Shui ethnic group of Guangxi

Entry Composition

1 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
2 族 zú
  1. race
  2. nationality
  3. ethnicity
  4. clan
  5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Containing this entry

水族箱 shuǐzúxiāng
  1. aquarium
  2. fish tank
水族馆 shuǐzúguǎn aquarium (open to the public)