吳郭魚

Chinese

surname; province of Jiangsu surname; outer city wall fish
trad. (吳郭魚)
simp. (吴郭鱼)

Etymology

From surnames of 吳振輝 (Wu Chen-hui) and 郭啟彰 (Kuo Chi-chang), the two people who introduced the fish to Taiwan.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wúguōyú
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄩˊ
  • Min Nan (POJ): ngô͘-koeh-hî / ngô͘-koeh-hû / gô͘-koeh-hî / gô͘-koeh-hû / ngô͘-kok-hî / ngô͘-kok-hû

Noun

吳郭魚

  1. tilapia
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