Before we look up at sushi and fish in Chinese, let me tell you a fun but sad story. There are some young people named salmon in Taiwan. Due to a restaurant in Taiwan offered free sushi to those who have salmon in their name. Hundreds of people changed their names, but Taiwan limits citizens can make name changes only two times. Without a change in the law, some are stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon.
Fish Kinds in Chinese
| English | Simplified | China | Traditional | Taiwan | Korean | Japanese |
| Mackerel | 鲭鱼 | qīngyú | 鯖魚 | qīngyú | 고등어 | サバ |
| Tuna | 金枪鱼 | jīnqiāngyú | 鮪魚 | wěiyú | 참치 | まぐろ |
| Perch | 鲈鱼 | lúyú | 鱸魚 | lúyú | 농어 | スズキ |
| Cod | 鳕鱼 | xuěyú | 鱈魚 | xuěyú | 대구 | タラ |
| Catfish | 鲶鱼 | niǎnyú | 鯰魚 | niǎnyú | 메기 | ナマズ |
| Carp | 鲤鱼 | lǐyú | 鯉魚 | lǐyú | 잉어 | コイ |
| Flounder | 比目鱼 | bǐmùyú | 比目魚 | bǐmùyú | 광어 | ヒラメ |
| Salmon | 鲑鱼 | guīyú | 鮭魚 | guīyú | 연어 | サケ |
| Herring | 鲱鱼 | fēiyú | 鯡魚 | fēiyú | 청어 | ニシン |
| Cutlassfish | 带鱼 | dàiyú | 白帶魚 | báidàiyú | 갈치 | タチウオ |
| Eel | 鳗鱼 | mányú | 鰻魚 | mányú | 장어 | ウナギ |
| Grouper | 石斑鱼 | shíbānyú | 石斑魚 | shíbānyú | 우럭 | ハタ |
| Horse mackerel | 竹荚鱼 | zhújiáyú | 竹莢魚 | zhújiáyú | 전갱이 | アジ |
| Saury | 秋刀鱼 | qiūdāoyú | 秋刀魚 | qiūdāoyú | 꽁치 | サンマ |
| Snapper | 鲷鱼 | diāoyú | 鯛魚 | diāoyú | 도미 | タイ |
| Whitebait | 小鯡魚 | xiǎofēiyú | 魩仔魚 | mòzǎiyú* | 뱅어 | シラウオ |
| Shark | 鲨鱼 | shāyú | 鯊魚 | shāyú | 상어 | サメ |
| Flying fish | 飞鱼 | fēiyú | 飛魚 | fēiyú | 날치 | トビウオ |
| Tilapia | 罗非鱼 | luófēiyú | 吳郭魚 | wúguōyú | 틸라피아 | ティラピア |
| Goldfish | 金鱼 | jīnyú | 金魚 | jīnyú | 금붕어 | 金魚 |
魩仔魚mòzǎiyú in Taiwan we always call it in Taiwanese not Chinese. You can click the play button to hear how we say it.
