Etymology
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See the entry 雙鯉魚 for the figurative senses.
Pronunciation
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Note:
- li2 he2 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
- li2 hu2 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.
鯉魚
- carp, especially the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (Classifier: 條／条 m c; 尾 m mn)
- (figuratively) messenger
- (figuratively) letter; correspondence
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
鯉魚 (“carp”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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鯉
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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鯉魚, 鯉
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| Taxonomic name
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鯉
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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鯉魚
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| Taiwan
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鯉魚
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| Tianjin
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拐子
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| Harbin
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鯉子, 鯉魚
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| Yantai (Muping)
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鯉魚
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| Jinan
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鯉魚
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| Luoyang
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鯉魚
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| Xi'an
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鯉魚
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| Yinchuan
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鯉魚
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| Lanzhou
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鯉魚
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| Xining
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鯉魚
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| Ürümqi
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鯉魚
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| Wuhan
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鯉魚
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| Chengdu
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鯉魚
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| Guiyang
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鯉魚
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| Liuzhou
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鯉魚
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| Xuzhou
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鯉魚, 紅魚
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| Yangzhou
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鯉魚, 龍魚, 花魚
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| Nanjing
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鯉魚
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| Hefei
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鯉魚
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| Singapore
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鯉魚
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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鯉魚
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| Hong Kong
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鯉魚
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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鯉魚
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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鯉魚
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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鯉魚
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| Dongguan
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鯉魚
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| Yangjiang
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鯉魚
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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鯉魚
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| Lichuan
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鯉魚
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| Pingxiang
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鯉魚
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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鯉魚, 鯉仔
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| Yudu
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鯉魚, 鯉子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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鯉仔, 鯉嫲
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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鯉仔, 鯉嫲
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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鯉仔, 鯉嫲
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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鯉魚, 鯉嫲
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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鯉仔, 鯉嫲
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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鯉
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| Hong Kong
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鯉嫲
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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鯉魚
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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鯉魚
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| Xinzhou
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鯉魚
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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鯉仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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鯉魚
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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鯉魚, 鮘魚
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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鮘魚
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| Quanzhou
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鯉魚
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| Jinjiang
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鮘魚
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| Yongchun
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鮘魚
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| Zhangzhou
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鮘仔魚, 鮘仔, 鯉魚
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| Taipei
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鮘魚
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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鮘仔
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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鮘仔
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| Kaohsiung
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鮘仔, 鯉魚, 鮘仔魚
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| Yilan
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鮘魚, 鯉魚, 鮘仔魚
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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鮘魚, 鯉魚
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| Taichung
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烏鮘仔, 鯉魚, 鮘仔魚
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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鮘仔魚
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| Tainan
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鮘仔魚, 鯉魚, 鮘仔
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| Taitung
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鮘仔
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| Hsinchu
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鯉魚, 鮘仔, 鮘仔魚
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| Kinmen
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鯉魚
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| Penghu (Magong)
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鮘魚, 鯉魚
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| Chaozhou
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鯉魚
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| Haikou
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鯉魚
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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鯉魚
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| Putian (Donghai)
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鯉魚
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| Putian (Jiangkou)
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鯉魚
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| Putian (Nanri)
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鯉魚
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| Xianyou
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鯉魚
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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鯉魚
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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鯉魚
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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鯉魚
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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鯉魚, 元寶魚
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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鯉魚
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| Suzhou
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鯉魚
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| Danyang
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鯉魚
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| Hangzhou
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鯉魚, 鯉拐兒
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| Ningbo
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元寶魚, 鯉魚
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| Wenzhou
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鯉魚
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| Jinhua
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鯉魚
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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鯉魚, 鯉滑子
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| Loudi
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鯉魚
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| Shuangfeng
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鯉魚
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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References
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- Duffus, William (1883) “carp”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 36
