Funny Animal Names In Chinese

Chinese is a crazy language. There is no alphabet, just characters. Each character is a specific word, and to make some words you need to add two, three or even more characters together. It’s a bit like maths.

Sometimes when you translate Chinese words back into English literally they sound really logical, but funny. This seems to be especially true for animal names in Chinese.

Below are some graphics I made to show different animal names in Chinese. I was getting carried away with the Australian animals, as they all contain the word ‘袋’ dài. This means pouch (or sometimes bag or pocket) which is really fitting for marsupials!

Hope you enjoy :)

More info: ltl-school.com

Red Panda in Chinese = Little Bear Cat

Dolphin in Chinese = Sea Pig

Penguin in Chinese = Standing Goose

Owl in Chinese = Cat Head Eagle

Giant Panda = Large Bear Cat

Jellyfish = Water Mother

Kangaroo = Pouch Mouse

Koala = Tree Pouch Bear

Tasmanian Devil = Pouch Badger

Wombat = Pouch Bear

Quokka = Short-tailed short pouch mouse

Squirrel = Pine Mouse

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