棯仔

Chinese
jujube tree
 
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (棯仔) 棯 仔
simp. #(棯仔) 棯 仔
alternative forms 稔仔

Pronunciation

Noun

棯仔

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka) rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 桃金娘 (“rose myrtle”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 桃金娘
Taxonomic name 桃金娘
Mandarin Taiwan 桃金娘
Cantonese Guangzhou 棯仔, 崗棯
Hong Kong 崗棯
Hakka Hong Kong 棯仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 多𬂌
Fuqing 多𬂌
Southern Min Xiamen 山多尼, 多尼
Xiamen (Tong'an) 丁尼
Zhangzhou 多尼

References
  • Bai, Wanru (1998) 廣州方言詞典, page 302
  • Lau, Chun-Fat (劉鎮發) (2021) 香港客家話研究 [A Study of Hong Kong Hakka] (in Chinese), Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited, →ISBN, page 121
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