| five | to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended) |
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| trad. (五提茄) | 五 | 提 | 茄 | |
| simp. #(五提茄) | 五 | 提 | 茄 | |
五提茄
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 龍葵 | |
| Taxonomic name | 龍葵 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 黑星星兒, 涼涼茄兒 |
| Taiwan | 龍葵 | |
| Harbin | 黑星星 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 烏鈕草, 烏姑草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 烏鈕草, 烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 烏子菜, 烏點葵 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 烏點規, 五提茄, 七粒紐 |
| Taipei | 烏子仔菜 GT, 烏子仔草 GT, 烏鬼仔菜 GT, 烏刺茄 GT, 烏仔菜 GT, 烏子茄 GT | |
| Tainan | 烏甜仔菜 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |