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

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lǐyú

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ni³ yu²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lei⁵ jyu⁴ / lei⁵ jyu^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): li⁴ ngui³
Eastern Min (BUC): lī-ngṳ̀
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lí-hî / lí-hû / lí-hîr / lē-hî / lě-hîr

(Teochew, Peng'im): li² he² / li² hu²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶li-ng₆ / ²li₆-ng₆
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): li³ y²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǐyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǐyú
  - Wade–Giles: li³-yü²
  - Yale: lǐ-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liiyu
  - Palladius: лиюй (lijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ni³ yu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: liy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵³ y²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lei⁵ jyu⁴ / lei⁵ jyu^4-2
  - Yale: léih yùh / léih yú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ jy⁴ / lei⁵ jy^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ yu⁴ / léi⁵ yu^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ jyː²¹/, /lei̯¹³ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: li⁴ ngui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹ ᵑɡui²²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lī-ngṳ̀
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃i³³⁻²¹ ŋy⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-hî
  - Tâi-lô: lí-hî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ly'hii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hi²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-hû
  - Tâi-lô: lí-hû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ly'huu
  - IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-hîr
  - Tâi-lô: lí-hîr
  - IPA (Kinmen): /li⁵³⁻²⁴ hɯ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lē-hî
  - Tâi-lô: lē-hî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lexhii
  - IPA (Tainan): /le³³⁻¹¹ hi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /le³³⁻²¹ hi²³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /le³³⁻²¹ hi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lě-hîr
  - Tâi-lô: lě-hîr
  - IPA (Lukang): /le³³⁻²² hɨ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: li² he² / li² hu²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lí hṳ́ / lí hú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵²⁻³⁵ hɯ⁵²/, /li⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵²⁻²¹/

Note:

li2 he2 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
li2 hu2 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶li-ng₆
  - MiniDict: li^去 ng^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li-ngg₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²li₆-ng₆
  - MiniDict: li^去 ng^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /li²² ŋ̍³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: li³ y²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁴¹ y¹³/

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”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鯉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鯉魚, 鯉
Taxonomic name		鯉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鯉魚, 拐子
	Taiwan	鯉魚
	Chengde	鯉魚
	Chifeng	鯉魚
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	鯉魚
	Heihe	鯉魚, 鯉子
	Qiqihar	鯉魚
	Harbin	鯉魚, 大鯉魚, 鯉子, 大鯉子
	Jiamusi	鯉魚
	Baicheng	鯉魚
	Changchun	鯉魚
	Tonghua	鯉魚
	Shenyang	鯉魚
	Jinzhou	鯉魚, 鯉子
	Singapore	鯉魚
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	拐子
	Tangshan	鯉魚
	Cangzhou	鯉魚
	Baoding	鯉魚
	Shijiazhuang	鯉魚
	Lijin	鯉魚
	Jinan	鯉魚
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	鯉魚
	Dandong	鯉魚
	Yantai	鯉魚
	Yantai (Muping)	鯉魚
	Qingdao	鯉魚
	Zhucheng	鯉魚
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	鯉魚
	Lingbao	鯉魚
	Jining	鯉魚
	Linfen	鯉魚
	Shangqiu	鯉魚
	Yuanyang	鯉魚
	Zhengzhou	鯉魚
	Xinyang	鯉魚
	Baihe	鯉魚
	Xi'an	鯉魚
	Baoji	鯉魚
	Tianshui	鯉魚
	Xining	鯉魚
	Xuzhou	鯉魚, 紅魚
	Fuyang	鯉魚
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	鯉魚
	Lanzhou	鯉魚
	Dunhuang	鯉魚
	Hami	鯉魚
	Ürümqi	鯉魚
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鯉魚
	Nanchong	鯉魚
	Dazhou	鯉魚
	Hanyuan	鯉魚
	Xichang	鯉魚
	Zigong	鯉魚
	Chongqing	鯉魚
	Wuhan	鯉魚
	Yichang	鯉魚, 拐子魚, 拐魚
	Xiangyang	鯉魚
	Tianmen	鯉魚
	Guiyang	鯉魚
	Zunyi	鯉魚
	Bijie	鯉魚
	Liping	鯉魚
	Zhaotong	鯉魚
	Dali	黃殼鯉魚
	Kunming	鯉魚
	Mengzi	鯉魚
	Guilin	鯉魚
	Liuzhou	鯉魚
	Jishou	鯉魚
	Changde	鯉魚
	Hanzhong	鯉魚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鯉魚
	Yangzhou	鯉魚, 龍魚, 花魚
	Lianyungang	鯉魚, 紅魚
	Lianshui	鯉魚
	Nantong	花魚
	Anqing	鯉魚, 鯉拐子
	Wuhu	鯉魚
	Hefei	鯉魚
	Hong'an	鯉魚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鯉魚
	Hong Kong	鯉魚
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	鯉魚
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	鯉魚
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	鯉魚
	Macau	鯉魚
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	鯉魚
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鯉魚
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	鯉魚
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	鯉魚
	Foshan	鯉魚
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	鯉魚
	Foshan (Shunde)	鯉魚
	Foshan (Sanshui)	鯉魚
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	鯉魚
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	鯉魚
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	鯉魚
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	鯉魚
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鯉魚
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鯉魚
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鯉魚
	Taishan	鯉魚
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鯉魚
	Enping (Niujiang)	鯉魚
	Heshan (Yayao)	鯉魚
	Dongguan	鯉魚
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鯉魚
	Yangjiang	鯉魚
Gan	Nanchang	鯉魚
	Pengze	鯉魚
	Lichuan	鯉魚
	Pingxiang	鯉魚
Hakka	Meixian	鯉魚, 鯉仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	鯉仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	鯉魚
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鯉嫲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	鯉魚
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	鯉魚
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	鯉魚
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	鯉魚
	Yudu	鯉魚, 鯉子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鯉魚, 鯉仔, 鯉嫲
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鯉仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	鯉魚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鯉魚, 鯉仔, 鯉嫲
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鯉嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鯉魚, 鯉仔, 鯉嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鯉魚, 鯉魚, 鯉嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鯉魚, 鯉仔, 鯉嫲
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	鯉魚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鯉魚, 鯉
	Hong Kong	鯉嫲
	Sabah (Longchuan)	鯉魚
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	鯉魚
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	鯉哥
Huizhou	Jixi	鯉魚
Huizhou	Shexian	鯉魚
Jin	Taiyuan	鯉魚
	Yangyuan	鯉魚
	Datong	鯉魚
	Xinzhou	鯉魚
	Lüliang (Lishi)	鯉魚
	Changzhi	鯉魚
	Linhe	鯉魚
	Jining	鯉魚
	Hohhot	鯉魚
	Erenhot	鯉魚
	Pingshan	鯉魚
	Zhangjiakou	鯉魚
	Handan	鯉魚
	Linzhou	鯉魚
	Suide	鯉魚
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	鯉魚
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鯉仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鯉魚
Eastern Min	Fuqing	鯉魚
Southern Min	Xiamen	鯉魚, 鮘魚
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	鮘魚
	Quanzhou	鯉魚
	Jinjiang	鮘魚
	Yongchun	鮘魚
	Zhangzhou	鮘仔魚, 鮘仔, 鯉魚
	Zhao'an	鮘仔, 鮘魚
	Taipei	鮘魚
	Taipei (Wanhua)	鮘仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	鮘仔, 鮘魚, 鯉魚
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	鮘仔
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	鮘仔, 鯉魚
	Kaohsiung	鮘仔, 鯉魚, 鮘仔魚
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	鮘仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	鮘仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	鮘仔
	Yilan	鮘魚, 鯉魚, 鮘仔魚
	Changhua (Lukang)	鮘魚, 鯉魚
	Changhua (Yongjing)	鯉魚, 鮘仔
	Taichung	烏鮘仔, 鯉魚, 鮘仔魚
	Taichung (Wuqi)	鮘仔魚
	Tainan	鮘仔魚, 鯉魚, 鮘仔
	Tainan (Anping)	鮘仔魚, 鯉魚
	Taitung	鮘仔
	Hsinchu	鯉魚, 鮘仔, 鮘仔魚
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	鮘仔
	Kinmen	鯉魚
	Penghu (Magong)	鮘魚, 鯉魚
	Penghu (Xiyu)	鮘仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	鯉魚
	Datian	𬵃
	Chaozhou	鯉魚
	Shantou	鯉姑
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鯉姑
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	鯉姑
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	鯉姑
	Wenchang	鯉魚
	Haikou	鯉魚
Puxian Min	Putian	鯉魚
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	鯉魚
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	鯉魚
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	鯉魚
	Xianyou	鯉魚
	Xianyou (Fengting)	鯉魚
	Xianyou (Youyang)	鯉魚
Central Min	Yong'an	鯉
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	鯉魚
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	鯉魚
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	鯉魚
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	鯉魚
Wu	Shanghai	鯉魚, 元寶魚
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	鯉魚, 元寶魚
	Shanghai (Jiading)	鯉魚
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鯉魚
	Suzhou	鯉魚
	Danyang	鯉魚
	Hangzhou	鯉魚, 鯉拐兒
	Ningbo	元寶魚, 鯉魚
	Wenzhou	鯉魚
	Jinhua	鯉魚
Xiang	Changsha	鯉魚, 鯉滑子
	Loudi	鯉魚
	Shuangfeng	鯉魚
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	鯉魚
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	鯉魚
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	鯉魚
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	鯉魚
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	鯉魚
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	鯉嫲 big, 鯉仔 small
	Renhua (Shitang)	鯉魚
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	鯉魚
	Lechang (Changlai)	鯉魚
	Lechang (Beixiang)	鯉魚
	Lechang (Huangpu)	鯉魚
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	鯉魚
	Lechang (Sanxi)	鯉魚

Derived terms

雙鯉魚／双鲤鱼 (shuānglǐyú)
鯉魚旗／鲤鱼旗 (lǐyúqí)
鯉魚跳龍門／鲤鱼跳龙门
鯉魚門／鲤鱼门 (Lǐyúmén)

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