羅非魚
Chinese
edit| phonetic | fish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (羅非魚) | 羅非 | 魚 | |
| simp. (罗非鱼) | 罗非 | 鱼 | |
Etymology
editPartial 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
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄟ ㄩˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: luófeiyú
- Wade–Giles: lo2-fei1-yü2
- Yale: lwó-fēi-yú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luofeiyu
- Palladius: лофэйюй (lofɛjjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lu̯ɔ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lo4 fei1 jyu4-2
- Yale: lòh fēi yú
- Cantonese Pinyin: lo4 fei1 jy4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: lo4 féi1 yu4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit羅非魚
Synonyms
editDialectal synonyms of 羅非魚 (“tilapia”) [map]