<p>lost in translation lah :(</p>

<p>according to wiki: the main actress is a fairy in charge of begonia (掌管海棠花)</p>

<p>the main actor, he change into "鯤" a legendary big marine creature, its body is more than several thousand chinese miles long (鯤之大・不知其幾千里也).</p>

<p>"big fish" is a good enough name for such marine creature.</p>

<p>anyway, it's an anime for children, need to have a simple, easy to comprehend name, for both the local &amp; foreign kids.</p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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2019-10-04T00:23:37.590Z
I wonder if that’s a pun or wordplay?  Google shows that 鯤 can mean "sea monster" or "young of fishes",fry,whitebait.  The soul turned into a tiny baby Red Dolphin, and would grow into a giant.
JDługosz
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2019-10-04T01:18:02.963Z
i don't think so: http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000004676 the second explanation :)
水巷孑蠻
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2019-10-04T04:38:56.067Z
I like the "lah"
炸鱼薯条德里克
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2019-10-07T02:32:41.957Z
What does “I don't think so” refer to?
JDługosz
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2019-10-07T11:55:03.460Z
it refers to “a pun or wordplay”
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水巷孑蠻
<p>I just saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Fish_%26_Begonia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the movie</a>, and I can’t understand why it has this title.</p>

<p>First of all, <strong>A whale is not a fish!</strong>  Is the word translated as “fish” used for all swimming animals?  Even if that’s the case, any idea why the movie producers would use a patently incorrect translation?</p>

<p>And a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">begonia</a> is a small herbaceous plant, that in no way resembles a big tree.  I think the big flowering tree is what the title is supposed to refer to, as one of the items on the Blu-Ray (a supplemental feature or a song; I don’t recall) gave it as <em>Big Fish and Chinese Blooming Crabapple</em>.  I’ve tentatively identified it as <em>Malus spectabilis</em>.  So, what’s all the talk about begonias?</p>

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2019-10-07T02:11:01.280Z
A whale is a fish in many languages, because it looks like a fish and swims like a fish. For example: Chinese 鯨**魚**, Vietnamese **cá** voi, Malay **ikan** paus. In Thai too AFAIK. Even in English we have jelly**fish** and star**fish**...
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“Big Fish & Begonia” 大鱼海棠
# “Big Fish & Begonia” 大鱼海棠

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-03)

I just saw [the movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Fish_%26_Begonia), and I can’t understand why it has this title.

First of all, **A whale is not a fish!** Is the word translated as “fish” used for all swimming animals? Even if that’s the case, any idea why the movie producers would use a patently incorrect translation?

And a [begonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia) is a small herbaceous plant, that in no way resembles a big tree. I think the big flowering tree is what the title is supposed to refer to, as one of the items on the Blu-Ray (a supplemental feature or a song; I don’t recall) gave it as *Big Fish and Chinese Blooming Crabapple*. I’ve tentatively identified it as *Malus spectabilis*. So, what’s all the talk about begonias?

**Tags:** translation, idioms, movies

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A whale is a fish in many languages, because it looks like a fish and swims like a fish. For example: Chinese 鯨**魚**, Vietnamese **cá** voi, Malay **ikan** paus. In Thai too AFAIK. Even in English we have jelly**fish** and star**fish**...  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-10-03. Score: 2

lost in translation lah :(

according to wiki: the main actress is a fairy in charge of begonia (掌管海棠花)

the main actor, he change into "鯤" a legendary big marine creature, its body is more than several thousand chinese miles long (鯤之大・不知其幾千里也).

"big fish" is a good enough name for such marine creature.

anyway, it's an anime for children, need to have a simple, easy to comprehend name, for both the local & foreign kids.

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I wonder if that’s a pun or wordplay?  Google shows that 鯤 can mean "sea monster" or "young of fishes",fry,whitebait.  The soul turned into a tiny baby Red Dolphin, and would grow into a giant.  
> **username_2**: i don't think so: http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000004676 the second explanation :)  
> **username_3**: I like the "lah"  
> **username_0**: What does “I don't think so” refer to?  
> **username_2**: it refers to “a pun or wordplay”  

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