养鱼经

養魚經
yǎngyújīng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 manual on fish farming
  2. 2 the know-how of raising fish (often figurative)

Examples

Tā jiǎng qǐ yǎngyújīng lái tóutóushìdào.
When he starts talking about fish farming know-how, he makes perfect sense.
Lǎo Wáng yǒu yī tào zìjǐ de yǎngyújīng.
Old Wang has his own set of fish-raising wisdom.

Tips

usage
here is the 'manual / classic' sense (as in 'tea classic'). Idiomatically, X means 'the accumulated wisdom on X', often said half-jokingly about a person's personal expertise. Compare 生意 (business know-how).
culture
The oldest known work is 's 《养鱼经》 from the Spring and Autumn period — China's first aquaculture manual.

Stroke Order

yǎng
jīng