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