蘋果

See also: 苹果

Chinese

phonetic fruit
trad. (蘋果)
simp. (苹果)
alternative forms 蓬果 (phōng-kó; phông-; pông-) Min Nan
頻果频果 nonstandard

Etymology

From abbreviation of the Sanskrit transcription 頻婆 + native Chinese (“fruit”).

A (“grass”) radical was added to to make its meaning more apparent. See 頻婆 for more.

Pronunciation


Noun

蘋果/苹果

蘋果

  1. apple (fruit) (Classifier: ; ; )
    蘋果籽兒苹果籽儿   píngguǒ zǐr   apple seed
    蘋果核兒苹果核儿   píngguǒ hér   apple core
    記得蘋果補充維他命 [MSC, trad.]
    记得苹果补充维他命 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìde duō chī píngguǒ o, bǔchōng wéitāmìng. [Pinyin]
    Remember to eat more apples to get more vitamins.
  2. Short for 蘋果手機苹果手机 (Píngguǒ shǒujī, “iPhone”). (Classifier: m c;  m)

Synonyms

  • (apple):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蘋果):
  • Korean: 평과(苹果) (pyeonggwa)

Others:

Proper noun

蘋果

  1. Apple Inc.

Derived terms

References

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