cá rô phi

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá rô +‎ Phi. Literally "African climbing perch".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ zo˧˧ fi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʐow˧˧ fɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ ɹow˧˧ fɪj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) cá rô phi

1. tilapia

Descendants

• → Chinese: 羅非魚／罗非鱼 (luófēiyú)