鯉魚
See also: 鲤鱼
Chinese
| carp | fish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鯉魚) | 鯉 | 魚 | |
| simp. (鲤鱼) | 鲤 | 鱼 | |
Etymology
See the entry 雙鯉魚 for the figurative senses.
Pronunciation
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Noun
(deprecated template usage) 鯉魚
- carp, especially the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (Classifier: 條／条 m c; 尾 m mn)
- (figuratively) messenger
- (figuratively) letter; correspondence
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → Thai: หลีฮื้อ (via Min Nan)
References
- Duffus, William (1883) “carp”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 36