Chinese symbol for “tilapia”
罗非鱼
luó fēi yú
Traditional: 羅非魚
tilapia
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tilapia is 罗非鱼 (luó fēi yú), defined as: tilapia.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tilapia”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立鱼 (立魚) | lì yú | tilapia |
| 吴郭鱼 (吳郭魚) | wú guō yú | (Tw) tilapia |
| 鲷鱼 (鯛魚) | diāo yú | porgy; sea bream (family Sparidae); (Tw) tilapia |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 罗非鱼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古罗马 (古羅馬) | gǔ Luó mǎ | ancient Rome |
| 普罗 (普羅) | pǔ luó | proletariat (loanword); abbr. for 普罗列塔利亚 (pǔ luó liè tǎ lì yà) |
| 罗列 (羅列) | luó liè | to list; to enumerate |
| 罗汉 (羅漢) | luó hàn | (Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿罗汉 (ā luó hàn)) |
| 包罗万象 (包羅萬象) | bāo luó wàn xiàng | all-embracing; all-inclusive |
| 罗曼史 (羅曼史) | luó màn shǐ | romance (loanword); love affair |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal |
| 鱼类 (魚類) | yú lèi | fishes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tilapia”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.