番茄

Chinese

 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
eggplant
trad. (番茄)
simp. #(番茄)
alternative forms 蕃茄
Literally: “foreign eggplant”.

Etymology

Compare Thai มะเขือเทศ (má-kʉ̌ʉa-têet, tomato) ( < มะเขือ (má-kʉ̌ʉa, eggplant) + เทศ (têet, foreign)).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • huang1 giê5 - Chaozhou;
  • huang1 gio5 - Shantou, Jieyang.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai):
        • Wugniu: 1fe-ga
        • MiniDict: fe ga
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1fe-ga
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fe⁵⁵ ɡa²¹/
    • Xiang
      • (Changsha)
        • Wiktionary: fan1 jie2
        • Sinological IPA (key): /ɸan³³ t͡ɕi̯e̞¹³/

Noun

番茄

  1. tomato [from 19th c.] (Classifier: m c;  m c)
  2. (Xianyou Min, Luoyuan Shehua) chilli pepper

Synonyms

  • (tomato):
  • (chilli pepper):

Descendants

  • Zhuang: fanhgez
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