| 鱼与熊掌 |
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng |
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it |
| 鱼 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 鱼 |
yú |
fish (CL:条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) |
| 与 |
yú |
variant of 欤 |
| 与 |
yǔ |
and / to give / together with |
| 与 |
yù |
to take part in |
| 熊 |
Xióng |
surname Xiong |
| 熊 |
xióng |
bear / (coll.) to scold; to rebuke / (coll.) weak; incapable |
| 熊掌 |
xióng zhǎng |
bear paw (as food) |
| 掌 |
zhǎng |
palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield |