# 草魚
## Chinese
### Etymology

A reference of this fish being a herbivore (Bencao Gangmu).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cǎoyú
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄩˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cou$^2$ jyu$^{4-2}$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chháu-hî / chháu-hîr / chháu-hû
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cao$^2$ he$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cǎoyú
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄩˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǎoyú
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻao$^3$-yü$^2$
*** Yale: tsǎu-yú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaoyu
*** Palladius: цаоюй (caojuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cou$^2$ jyu$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: chóu yú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsou$^2$ jy$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cou$^2$ yu$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-hî
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-hî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhaw'hii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hi²³/
*** IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hi²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-hîr
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-hîr
*** IPA (Lukang): /t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁻³⁵ hɨ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɯ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻²⁴ hɯ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-hû
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-hû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhaw'huu
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cao$^2$ he$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsháu hṳ̂
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ hɯ⁵⁵/

### Noun

草魚
* grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) (Classifier: 條／条 m; 尾 m mn)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 草魚, 鯇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 草魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 草根魚, 草根 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 草魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 草鯉子, 草魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 草魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 草魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 草魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 草魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 草魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 草魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 草魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 草魚, 草鯇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 草魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 草魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 草魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 草魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 草魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 草鯶, 白鯶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 草鯶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 鯇魚, 草魚 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 鯇魚, 草魚 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 草魚 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 草魚 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 草魚 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 鯇魚 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 草魚 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 草魚 |
| Gan | Pengze | 草魚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 草魚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鯇仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 鯇哩, 鯇公 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 草鯇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 草鯇 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 草鯇 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 鯇仔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鯇哩 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 鯇咧 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 草魚, 鯇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鯇魚, 草魚, 鯇子, 草子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 鯇子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 草魚 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 鯇魚 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 鯇魚 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 草魚, 青魚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 草魚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 草魚 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鯇魚 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 草鰱, 草魚 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 草鰱 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 草鰱 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 草鰱 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 草鰱 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 草鰱 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 草鰱 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 鯇魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 鯇魚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 草魚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 草魚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 草魚 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 草魚 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 草魚 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 草魚 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 草魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 草青 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 草魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 鯇魚 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鯇魚 |
| Wu | Danyang | 草魚, 草紋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鯇魚 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 草魚 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 草青, 草魚 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 青魚, 草魚 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 草魚 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 草魚 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 草魚 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 草魚 |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 草 | 魚 |
| そう Grade: 1 | ぎょ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |

### Noun

草(そう)魚(ぎょ) or 草魚(ソウギョ) • (sōgyo)
* grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 草 | 魚 |

### Noun

草魚 • (cho'eo) (hangeul 초어)
* hanja form of 초어 (“grass carp”)