Seafood & Aquatic Animals – Chinese Vocabulary

tiáo xiā

Prawn

Guī, wūguī

Turtle

Shuǐtǎ

Otter

Fǎluó

Conch

Wōniú

Snail

Tiánluó

Field snail

Línxiā

Shrimp

Huángshàn, shànyú

Eel

hé bàng

River clam

Wā, tiánjī

Frog, Field frog

Táixiǎnchóng

Bryozoan

Shuǐzú

Aquatic species

Dàimào

Hawksbill turtle

Shuǐzhì

Leech 水蛭

Máoxiè, hépángxiè

Hair crab, River crab

Zéxiè

Marsh crab

Xiè

Crab

chēngzi

Razor clam

Chánchú, hámá

Toad

Língyú

Bream

Yínyú

Silverfish

Hēihuàn

Black carp

Huànyú, cǎoyú

Grass carp

Xúnyú

Sturgeon

Èyú

Crocodile

Luófēiyú

Tilapia

Pānlú

Goby

Wūyú

Mullet

Xūdiāo

Threadfin bream

dànshuǐ yú

Freshwater fish

Tún, hétún

Pufferfish

Niānyú

Catfish

Shíbānyú

Grouper

Bāmùyú

Octopus

Báilián, liányú

Silver carp

Huālián, pàngtóuyú

Bighead carp

Fèngwěiyú

Anchovy

Hóngyú

Redfish

Yùmiáo

Seedling

Jìyú

Crucian carp

Déshìluǒyuán

Andrias davidianus (Chinese giant salamander)

Qíyú

Sailfish

Fēiyú

Flying fish

Dòuyú

Betta

Gǒuyú

Pike

Diànmán

Electric eel

Mányú, hǎimán

Eel, Moray eel

Yínchāng, jìngyú, píngyú

Pomfret, Mirror fish, Flatfish

Chāngyú

Pomfret

Hónglǐyú

Red carp

Lǐyú

Carp

Zūnyú

Trout

Shíyú

Shad

Zhúmàiyú, fángfú

Bamboo fish, Bream

Níqiū

Loach

Xiāhǔyú

Goby

Tǎyú

Flounder

Biē

Softshell turtle

zǐcài

Nori (seaweed)

zhāngyú

Octopus

yóuyú

Squid

xuěyú

Cod

xiāpí

Dried shrimp

xià rén

Pork tenderloin

shādīngyú

Sardine

Mǔlì

Oyster

mù lí

Clam

mòyú

Cuttlefish

mán xiǎng

Dried eel

lóngxiā

Lobster

kāiyáng

Dried small fish

jiǎyú

Soft-shelled turtle

huángyú xiǎng

Salted yellow croaker

huángyú

Yellow croaker

Hǎizhē

Jellyfish

hǎixiān

Seafood

hǎiwèi

Seafood delicacies

hǎishuǐ yú

Marine fish

Hǎishēn

Sea cucumber

hǎiluó

Sea snail

hǎidài

Kelp

hǎi xiè

Crab

hǎi mán

Sea eel

guīyú

Salmon

guì yú

Mandarin fish

duìxiā

Prawn

dāoyú

Hairtail fish

dàiyú

Ribbonfish

biān yú

Bream

Lóngjǐngyú

Dragon Well fish