水族

shuǐzú
collective term for aquatic animals

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

  1. 生活於水中動物之泛稱。
  2. 我國少數民族之一。分布在貴州省南部。人口約三十四萬五千。社會以一夫一妻的父系小家庭為基礎。經濟以農業為主。水語屬漢藏語系壯侗語族水語支。水族有一種稱為「水書」或「水字」的古老文字，約兩百個字左右。信仰為以萬物有靈觀念為基礎的自然崇拜。

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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 會水 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
水族館 shuǐzúguǎn aquarium (open to the public)