Chinese names of fish?

**kemp** · 6th Jul 2006, 18:02

so, fighting fish = 打架鱼？

**taikiat** · 6th Jul 2006, 18:33

my mom calls guppies 神仙鱼， meaning immortal fish. lol

**joelwong** · 6th Jul 2006, 18:41

Originally Posted by taikiat

my mom calls guppies 神仙鱼， meaning immortal fish. lol

Guppies are Sang Zai (Give birth) fish

**kemp** · 6th Jul 2006, 21:14

i thought 神仙鱼 = Angel fish?

Originally Posted by taikiat

my mom calls guppies 神仙鱼， meaning immortal fish. lol

**taikiat** · 6th Jul 2006, 21:17

angel fish is 天使鱼吧！

**joelwong** · 6th Jul 2006, 23:03

Originally Posted by kemp

i thought 神仙鱼 = Angel fish?

I think 1Qi 3Cai 2Shen 1Xian 2Yu is Discus

**joelwong** · 6th Jul 2006, 23:03

Originally Posted by kemp

so, fighting fish = 打架鱼？

That's correct

**hwchoy** · 7th Jul 2006, 00:09

Originally Posted by joelwong

That's correct

actually is 斗鱼

**joelwong** · 7th Jul 2006, 00:13

Originally Posted by hwchoy

actually is ??

But you tell that to a LFS uncle, he will give you 1 blurr look

**hwchoy** · 7th Jul 2006, 00:29

I am refering to the recognised chinese translation for the group, actually it appears to be used for the genus Macropodus.

**celticfish** · 7th Jul 2006, 07:00

wah, i'm blur now....

**hwchoy** · 7th Jul 2006, 10:20

Macropodus is the orginal genus that includes the fighting fish (Betta) group. The type species of Betta which is B. fasciatus was originally named Macropodus fasciatus. In the chinese literature it seems the name 斗鱼 refers to Macropodus but I'm not sure what is the chinese name used for Betta.

**elmike** · 7th Jul 2006, 13:38

How about some Hokkien names?

"thor sat" = lonkang catfish with roundish head and very long whiskers (very common in my childhood days... pick up a submerged tin can and you're likely to have snared a pale-coloured 'thor sat."

bicock hu = longkang guppies

sepat = I can't remember anymore if it referred to angelfish or pearl gouramis?

**hwchoy** · 7th Jul 2006, 13:51

sepat is the small gourami that is made into kiam hee.

**Justikanz** · 7th Jul 2006, 13:56

神仙鱼 is discus, normally with Qi1 Cai3 prefixed...

Angel fish is cang1 yu2, similar to the marine fish that we eat steamed...

Guppies are kong3 que4 yu2 (peacock fish) or simply 'guppy'...

**elmike** · 7th Jul 2006, 14:06

Originally Posted by elmike

How about some Hokkien names?

"thor sat" = lonkang catfish with roundish head and very long whiskers (very common in my childhood days... pick up a submerged tin can and you're likely to have snared a pale-coloured 'thor sat."

No comments on this one?
I think it's a very apt name for the fish. "Thor" in Hokkien means mud ...and this fish with their muddy colour, blends in very with their longkang substrates. Also, they like to bask in mud when the're resting.

I don't know what to say about the "sat" bit though.

**GaspingGurami** · 7th Jul 2006, 14:09

Sepat is not Hokkien. It's Malay for juvenile giant gourami (normally made into kiam Hee)

**hwchoy** · 7th Jul 2006, 16:14

Originally Posted by GaspingGurami

Sepat is not Hokkien. It's Malay for juvenile giant gourami (normally made into kiam Hee)

of course, GaspingGurami is the authority on this

**hwchoy** · 7th Jul 2006, 16:23

Originally Posted by elmike

No comments on this one?
I think it's a very apt name for the fish. "Thor" in Hokkien means mud ...and this fish with their muddy colour, blends in very with their longkang substrates. Also, they like to bask in mud when the're resting.

I don't know what to say about the "sat" bit though.

thor sat should be 土蚤, literally mud flea

in cantonese we call it 塘蚤.

**Nicky** · 7th Jul 2006, 16:51

Originally Posted by hwchoy

thor sat should be 土蚤, literally mud flea

in cantonese we call it 塘蚤.

No lah.. 'thor sat' is catfish.. those blackisk-grey color catfish that lots of foreign workers in Singapore eat.. those fish people use as lure to catch toman in reservoirs..

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