羅非魚
Chinese
| phonetic | fish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (羅非魚) | 羅非 | 魚 | |
| simp. (罗非鱼) | 罗非 | 鱼 | |
Etymology
Partial calque of Vietnamese cá rô phi (literally “African perch”); the Sino-Vietnamese component phi (“Africa”) was rendered, perhaps coincidentally, by 非 (Fēi, “Africa”), its etymological equivalent in Chinese.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 羅非魚 (“tilapia”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 羅非魚, 非洲鯽魚 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 吳郭魚 |
| Guilin | 羅非魚 | |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 非洲鯽 | |
| Malaysia | 非洲魚 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 福壽魚 |
| Nanning | 非洲鯽 | |
| Nanning (Tanka) | 羅非 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 吳郭魚 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 南洋鯽 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 南洋鯉仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 南洋鯽 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 南洋鯽仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 吳郭魚, 南洋鯽 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 吳郭魚, 南洋鯽 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 吳郭魚, 南洋鯽 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 南洋鯽 | |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 非洲鯽 |
| Zhangzhou | 鯽仔魚 | |
| Zhangpu | 鯽仔 | |
| Zhao'an | 非洲鰂 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 吳郭魚 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 吳郭魚 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 吳郭魚 | |
| Kaohsiung | 南洋鮘仔, 南洋鯽仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 南洋鮘仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 南洋鮘仔, 南洋鯽仔 | |
| Yilan | 吳郭魚 | |
| Yilan (Luodong) | 吳郭魚 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 吳郭魚 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 臺南鯽仔 | |
| Taichung | 吳郭仔 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 吳郭魚 | |
| Tainan | 南洋鮘仔 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 南洋鮘仔 | |
| Taitung | 南洋鯽仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 南洋鮘仔 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 鯽仔魚 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 吳郭, 鯽仔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 日本魚 | |
| Wenchang | 羅非魚 | |
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