羅非魚
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | fish | ||
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trad. (羅非魚) | 羅非 | 魚 | |
simp. (罗非鱼) | 罗非 | 鱼 |
Etymology[edit]
Partial 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]
Noun[edit]
羅非魚
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 羅非魚 (“tilapia”) [map]