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Fish names in Cantonese

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:11 am
by Allen.89
;) ;) Need help for fish name in Cantonese as below:

English > Mandarin > Cantonese (wrote in Chinese letter + Jyutping)

Giant Snakehead > 多曼 (Duō màn) > ?

Common Snakehead/Snakehead Murrel > 生鱼 (Shēng yú) > ?

Catfish > 鲶鱼 (Nian yu) > ?

Asian Redtail Catfish > 白须公 (Bái xū gōng) > ?

Walking Catfish > 塘虱 (Táng shī) > ?

Tilapia > 非洲鱼 (Fēizhōu yú) > ?

Marble Goby > 笋壳鱼 (Sǔn ké yú), 顺壳鱼 (Shùn ké yú) > ?

Malayan Mahseer > 忘不了 (Wàng bù liǎo) > ?

Hoven’s Carp > 苏丹鱼 (Sū dān yú) > ?

Jullien’s Golden Carp > 国宝鲤 (Guó bǎo lǐ) > ?

Asian Swamp Eel > 黄鳝 (Huángshàn), 鳝鱼 (Shàn yú) > ?

Asian Sea Bass/Barramundi > 金目鲈 (Jīn mù lú), 石甲 (Shí jiǎ) > ?

Unicorn Leatherjacket > 鹿仔鱼 (Lù zǐ yú), 鸡鱼 (Jī yú), 肉竹 (Ròu zhú) > ?

Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier > 豆腐鱼 (Dòu fu yú), 黄尾鱼 (Huáng wěi yú) > ?

Chinese Silver Pomfret > 斗鲳 (Dòu chāng) > ?

Silver Pomfret > 白鲳 (Bái chāng), 银鲳 (Yín chāng) > ?

Black Pomfret > 黑鲳 (Hēi chāng) > ?

Snubnose Pompano > 金鲳 (Jīn chāng) > ?

Yellowstripe Scad > 金带细鲹 (Jīn dài xì shēn), 君令 (Jūn lìng) > ?

Yellowtail Scad/Omaka > 色腊 (Sè là) > ?

Stingray > 魟鱼 (Hōng yú), 魔鬼鱼 (Mó guǐ yú) > ?

Indian Threadfin > 马友鱼 (Mǎ yǒu yú) > ?

Spotted Coral Grouper > 七星斑 (Qī xīng bān), 太星斑 (Tai xīng bān) > ?

Leopard Coral Grouper > 东星斑 (Dōng xīng bān ), 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > ?

Orange-spotted Grouper > 红点石斑 (Hóng diǎn shí bān) > ?

Areolate Grouper > 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > ?

Duskytail Grouper > 红点油班 (Hóng diǎn yóu bān) > Sheung Sik Mei Hung Paan ?

Humpback Grouper > 老鼠斑 (Lǎoshǔ bān), 驼背鲈 (Tuóbèi lú) > ?

Giant Grouper > 鞍帶石斑魚(Ān dài shí bān yú), 龙旦 (Lóng dàn) > ?

Brown Marbled Grouper > 老虎斑 (lǎo hǔ bān) > ?

Dragon Tiger Grouper > 龙虎班 (Lóng hǔ bān) > ?

Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel > 康氏马鲛 (Kāng shì mǎ jiāo) > Kau Yue, Chuk Kau?

Spotted Spanish Mackerel > 斑点马鲛 (Bān diǎn mǎ jiāo) > ?

Korean Seerfish > 朝鲜马鲛 (Cháoxiǎn mǎ jiāo) > ?

Blackfin Wolf Herring > 西刀鱼 (Xī dāo yú) > ?

Grass Carp > 鲩鱼 (Huàn yú), 油鲩 (Yóu huàn) > 皖鱼 (Waan Yu, Wan Yue)

Bighead Carp > 大头鱼 (Dà tóu yú), 鰫鱼 (Yóng yú), 松鱼 (Sōng yú) > Soong Yu?

Crimson Snapper/Crimson Seaperch > 红鸡 (Hóng jī) > ?

Emperor Red Snapper > 红狮 (Hóng shī) > ?

John’s Snapper/Golden Snapper > 紅鰽 (Hóng qiú), 红皂 (Hóng zào), 红潮 (Hóng cháo) > ?

Russell’s Snapper > 紅鰽痣 (Hóng qiú zhì), 红皂记 (Hóng zào jì) > ?

Mangrove Red Snapper > 赤鰽 (Chì qiú), 红家定 (Hóng jiā dìng) > ?

Re: Fish names in Cantonese

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:17 pm
by Peace
I wish I can help but I can only count up to 10 in cantonese. :o

Re: Fish names in Cantonese

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:16 am
by Limpeh
Peace wrote:
Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:17 pm
I wish I can help but I can only count up to 10 in cantonese. :o
and those are mainly the vulgarities? :p

Try this: https://www.chineseconverter.com/canton ... t-to-sound

Re: Fish names in Cantonese

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:05 pm
by Allen.89
Peace wrote:
Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:17 pm
I wish I can help but I can only count up to 10 in cantonese. :o
Haha.. Nevermind.

Re: Fish names in Cantonese

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:05 pm
by Allen.89
Limpeh wrote:
Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:16 am
Peace wrote:
Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:17 pm
I wish I can help but I can only count up to 10 in cantonese. :o
and those are mainly the vulgarities? :p

Try this: https://www.chineseconverter.com/canton ... t-to-sound
Well, some fish have different name between Mandarin and Cantonese.