大同仔

Chinese

		Great Unity	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (大同仔)		大同	仔

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from 大筒 (“big barrel”), which the shape of green peppers resemble.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-tông-á

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-tông-á
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-tông-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixdong'ar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Lukang): /tai³¹⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

Noun

大同仔

(Taiwanese Hokkien) green pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Synonyms

青椒 (qīngjiāo)
(Hokkien) 青番薑／青番姜, 大同 (dàtóng)

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