Need help for fish name in Cantonese as below:

English > Mandarin > Cantonese (wrote in Chinese letter + Jyutping)

Giant Snakehead > 多曼 (Duō màn) > ?

Common Snakehead/Snakehead Murrel > 生鱼 (Shēng yú) > ?

Catfish > 鲶鱼 (Nian yu) > ?

Asian Redtail Catfish > 白须公 (Bái xū gōng) > ?

Walking Catfish > 塘虱 (Táng shī) > ?

Tilapia > 非洲鱼 (Fēizhōu yú) > ?

Marble Goby > 笋壳鱼 (Sǔn ké yú), 顺壳鱼 (Shùn ké yú) > ?

Malayan Mahseer > 忘不了 (Wàng bù liǎo) > ?

Hoven’s Carp > 苏丹鱼 (Sū dān yú) > ?

Jullien’s Golden Carp > 国宝鲤 (Guó bǎo lǐ) > ?

Asian Swamp Eel > 黄鳝 (Huángshàn), 鳝鱼 (Shàn yú) > ?

Asian Sea Bass/Barramundi > 金目鲈 (Jīn mù lú), 石甲 (Shí jiǎ) > ?

Unicorn Leatherjacket > 鹿仔鱼 (Lù zǐ yú), 鸡鱼 (Jī yú), 肉竹 (Ròu zhú) > ?

Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier > 豆腐鱼 (Dòu fu yú), 黄尾鱼 (Huáng wěi yú) > ?

Chinese Silver Pomfret > 斗鲳 (Dòu chāng) > ?

Silver Pomfret > 白鲳 (Bái chāng), 银鲳 (Yín chāng) > ?

Black Pomfret > 黑鲳 (Hēi chāng) > ?

Snubnose Pompano > 金鲳 (Jīn chāng) > ?

Yellowstripe Scad > 金带细鲹 (Jīn dài xì shēn), 君令 (Jūn lìng) > ?

Yellowtail Scad/Omaka > 色腊 (Sè là) > ?

Stingray > 魟鱼 (Hōng yú), 魔鬼鱼 (Mó guǐ yú) > ?

Indian Threadfin > 马友鱼 (Mǎ yǒu yú) > ?

Spotted Coral Grouper > 七星斑 (Qī xīng bān), 太星斑 (Tai xīng bān) > ?

Leopard Coral Grouper > 东星斑 (Dōng xīng bān ), 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > ?

Orange-spotted Grouper > 红点石斑 (Hóng diǎn shí bān) > ?

Areolate Grouper > 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > ?

Duskytail Grouper > 红点油班 (Hóng diǎn yóu bān) > Sheung Sik Mei Hung Paan ?

Humpback Grouper > 老鼠斑 (Lǎoshǔ bān), 驼背鲈 (Tuóbèi lú) > ?

Giant Grouper > 鞍帶石斑魚(Ān dài shí bān yú), 龙旦 (Lóng dàn) > ?

Brown Marbled Grouper > 老虎斑 (lǎo hǔ bān) > ?

Dragon Tiger Grouper > 龙虎班 (Lóng hǔ bān) > ?

Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel > 康氏马鲛 (Kāng shì mǎ jiāo) > Kau Yue, Chuk Kau?

Spotted Spanish Mackerel > 斑点马鲛 (Bān diǎn mǎ jiāo) > ?

Korean Seerfish > 朝鲜马鲛 (Cháoxiǎn mǎ jiāo) > ?

Mackerel Tuna > 巴鲣 (Bā jiān) > ?

Frigate Tuna > 扁舵鲣 (Biǎn duò jiān), 平花鲣 (Píng huājiān) > ?

Longtail Tuna > 青甘金枪鱼 (Qīng gān jīnqiāngyú), 小黄鳍鲔 (Xiǎo huángqíwěi) > ?

Blackfin Wolf Herring > 西刀鱼 (Xī dāo yú) > ?

Grass Carp > 鲩鱼 (Huàn yú), 油鲩 (Yóu huàn) > ?

Bighead Carp > 大头鱼 (Dà tóu yú), 鰫鱼 (Yóng yú), 松鱼 (Sōng yú) > Soong Yu?

Crimson Snapper/Crimson Seaperch > 红鸡 (Hóng jī) > ?

Emperor Red Snapper > 红狮 (Hóng shī) > ?

John’s Snapper/Golden Snapper > 紅鰽 (Hóng qiú), 红皂 (Hóng zào), 红潮 (Hóng cháo) > ?

Russell’s Snapper > 紅鰽痣 (Hóng qiú zhì), 红皂记 (Hóng zào jì) > ?

Mangrove Red Snapper > 赤鰽 (Chì qiú), 红家定 (Hóng jiā dìng) > ?

EDIT:
List from Name of Malaysia edible fish & Fish eating concern

This post has been edited by Shinoshin: Apr 1 2018, 12:08 PM

Wah lan leh, like doing your homework for you, like dat...

this one is Marble Goby > 笋壳鱼 (Sǔn ké yú), 顺壳鱼 (Shùn ké yú) is "Soon Hock" rite?

how bout Sek Pan?

Thank u TS.
Gained a lot more english fish name liao

I only know some (Jyutping not sure, I just give simple pronunciation instead):

Common Snakehead/Snakehead Murrel > 生鱼 (Shēng yú) > 生魚 (Saang Yu)

Catfish > 鲶鱼 (Nian yu) > 鮎魚/鯰魚 (Nim Yu)

Asian Redtail Catfish > 白须公 (Bái xū gōng) > 白鬚公 (Baak Sou Gung)

Walking Catfish > 塘虱 (Táng shī) > 塘蝨 (Tong Sat)

Tilapia > 非洲鱼 (Fēizhōu yú) > 非洲魚 (Fei Zau Yu), 金鳳魚 (Gam Fung Yu) refers to the Hybird Tilapia a.k.a Red Tilapia

Marble Goby > 笋壳鱼 (Sǔn ké yú), 顺壳鱼 (Shùn ké yú) > 筍殼 (Sun Hok, Soon Hock)

Asian Swamp Eel > 黄鳝 (Huángshàn), 鳝鱼 (Shàn yú) > 黃鱔 (Wong Sin, Wong Siin), 鱔 (Sin, Siin)

Asian Sea Bass/Barramundi > 金目鲈 (Jīn mù lú), 石甲 (Shí jiǎ) > 金目鱸 (Gam Muk Lou), 石甲 (Sek Gaap)

Chinese Silver Pomfret > 斗鲳 (Dòu chāng) > 斗底 (Dau Dai)

Silver Pomfret > 白鲳 (Bái chāng), 银鲳 (Yín chāng) > 白䱽 (Baak Cong)

Black Pomfret > 黑鲳 (Hēi chāng) > 黑鯧 (Haak Cong)

Snubnose Pompano > 金鲳 (Jīn chāng) > 金鯧 (Gam Cong)

Stingray > 魟鱼 (Hōng yú), 魔鬼鱼 (Mó guǐ yú) > 鯆魚 (Pou Yu), 魔鬼魚 (Mo Gwai Yu)

Spotted Coral Grouper > 七星斑 (Qī xīng bān), 太星斑 (Tai xīng bān) > 七星斑 (Cat Sing Baan)

Leopard Coral Grouper > 东星斑 (Dōng xīng bān ), 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > 東星斑 (Dung Sing Baan),
西星斑 (Sai Sing Baan)
P.S. Most likely to refers as 東星斑 (dung sin baan) as 西星斑 (sai sing baan) refers to few other groupers.

Areolate Grouper > 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > 西星斑 (Sai Sing Baan, Sai Seng Paan)

Orange-spotted Grouper > 红点石斑 (Hóng diǎn shí bān) > 青斑 (Ceng Baan)

Humpback Grouper > 老鼠斑 (Lǎoshǔ bān), 驼背鲈 (Tuóbèi lú) > 老鼠斑 (Lou Syu Baan)

Giant Grouper > 鞍帶石斑魚(Ān dài shí bān yú), 龙旦 (Lóng dàn) > 龍躉 (Lung Dan)

Brown Marbled Grouper > 老虎斑 (lǎo hǔ bān) > 老虎斑 (Lou Fu Baan)

Dragon Tiger Grouper > 龙虎班 (Lóng hǔ bān) > 龍虎斑 (Lung Fu Baan)

Blackfin Wolf Herring > 西刀鱼 (Xī dāo yú) > 西刀魚 (Sai Dou Yu)

Grass Carp > 鲩鱼 (Huàn yú), 油鲩 (Yóu huàn) > 皖魚 (Waan Yu, Wan Yue)


This post has been edited by Allen.89: Mar 27 2018, 05:32 PM

hahaha... tolong la..
I am not good in fish name and Chinese writing plus this one is in Cantonese which use Chinese (traditional) and some of it vocabulary/noun diff from Mandarin.

This post has been edited by Shinoshin: Mar 14 2018, 04:20 PM

Not really sure . That why I post here and I need it in Cantonese words so I can double confirm how it is sound like.

Don't thank me cause I also got it from other tered. Just that in that tered its Cantonese name are not complete and nobody even reply in filling up the Cantonese name (Maybe cause it in Kopitiam where most people just bullshiting).

I got it from (Don't worry, no virus. It is a link to other lowyat thread):
Name of Malaysia edible fish & Fish eating concern

This post has been edited by Shinoshin: Mar 14 2018, 04:21 PM

Thank you At least I got half of the answers that I need.

This is the best.... thank you!

Incomplete though.. some of the fish are not just simply translate from Mandarin. It have other name.

u left out my fav

COD fish = 鳕魚

Got some help from Cantonese speaker friends:
Malayan Mahseer/Greater Brook Carp > 忘不了 (Wàng bù liǎo), 似野结鱼 (Shì yě jié yú) > 忘不了 (Mong Bat Liu)

Hoven’s Carp/Mad Barb / Sultan Fish > 苏丹鱼 (Sū dān yú) > 蘇丹魚 (Sou Daan Yu)

Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel > 马鲛鱼 (Mǎ jiāo yú), 康氏马鲛 (Kāng shì mǎ jiāo) > 鮫魚 (Gaau Yu), 竹鮫 (Zuk Gaau, Chuk Gaau)

Spotted Spanish Mackerel/Indo-Pacific King Mackerel > 斑点马鲛 (Bān diǎn mǎ jiāo) > 線鮫 (Sin Gaau)，泥鮫 (Nai Gaau)

Korean Seerfish/Korean Mackerel > 朝鲜马鲛 (Cháoxiǎn mǎ jiāo) > 扁鮫 (Bin Gaau)

Mackerel Tuna > 巴鲣 (Bā jiān), 柴鱼 (Chái yú), 金鎗魚 (Jīnqiāngyú), 鲔鱼 (Wěi yú) > 杜仲 (Dou Zung, Tow Chung)

Frigate Tuna/Frigate Mackerel > 扁舵鲣 (Biǎn duò jiān), 平花鲣 (Píng huājiān) > 小杜仲 (Siu Dou Zung, Siu Tow Chung)

John’s Snapper/Golden Snapper > 紅鰽 (Hóng qiú), 红皂 (Hóng zào), 红潮 (Hóng cháo) > 牙點 (Ngaa Dim)

Russell’s Snapper > 紅鰽痣 (Hóng qiú zhì), 红皂记 (Hóng zào jì) > 火點 (Fo Dim)

This post has been edited by Allen.89: Mar 15 2018, 12:50 PM

Whoa... thanks for completing my list.

Thanks for the information. I will update it in my list.

梁靜茹

Leong ching yee

:-)

This post has been edited by EdBaaBaa: Mar 15 2018, 02:16 PM

direct tranlate from google

What is "ma yau yue "?

Should be mackerel.

Ma yau yue is threadfin, not mackerel. Mackerel in cantonese is Gaau Yue or in full Ma Gaau Yue (Ma Gaau, pronounce around the same as how you pronounce Macau in English). TS already give you the links for fish name list. TS start this thread just to get Cantonese words or missing Cantonese name for the fish from the tered (The links).

This post has been edited by Allen.89: Mar 16 2018, 12:21 PM

Thanks very useful thread indeed

For Cantonese letter and pronunciation?

Thanks for updating.

This post has been edited by Shinoshin: Mar 16 2018, 03:03 PM

Ok, thx. Btw, what is 红枣 鱼？

Yup. you can just search from the link that I mentioned in my thread.
Name of Malaysia edible fish & Fish eating concern
You can just press "Ctrl + F" after clicking the link and type "mah yau yu" or anything close enough and you will find the answer.
P.S. Pinyin/simple pronunciation might be harder to search.

This post has been edited by Shinoshin: Mar 16 2018, 03:09 PM

Most probably ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ From the link, it is Ikan Jenahak in Malay.

This post has been edited by Allen.89: Mar 16 2018, 03:15 PM

chicken fish - gai yuk yu ??

I don't think it gonna be direct translate..



This post has been edited by Shinoshin: Mar 31 2018, 06:46 PM

Btw, nice info for the Cantonese name.

The reason I left Cod fish out of the list:
1. It is an imported fish same as Salmon, Trout and etc which I also left out from the list.

2. Cod fish in Chinese speaking world, the 鳕魚 are usually mislabeled/refers to other type of fish which is not cod fish but sold as 鳕魚. Example including but not limited to Chilean sea bass, Pollock fish, Sablefish and etc.

how about sea bass and perch in cantonese?
Having trouble to explain to my mum the fish and chip menu, what is the fish.

Hidden in the list:

Asian Sea Bass/Barramundi > 金目鲈 (Jīn mù lú), 石甲 (Shí jiǎ) > 金目鱸 (Gam Muk Lou), 石甲 (Sek Gaap)

Since Fukushima, still so brave to eat fish....
Oh well, enjoy your seafood.

I always ask for English menu, very pening everythime order Chinese food.

Bro u miss out my fav fishes:-

1) Marble Goby - Soon Hock
2) Empurau - Mong But Liu

I’m Cantonese and I’m in awe of the vocabulary on demonstration by some of the forum members here.

anyone know what is 水果鱼?
patin buah?

This post has been edited by fraudcommission: Sep 14 2023, 09:50 AM