愛玉

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Chinese

to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
 jade
trad. (愛玉) 愛 玉
simp. (爱玉) 爱 玉
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Etymology

Supposedly after the name of the daughter of the Taiwanese businessman who sold drinks with the jelly in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

愛玉

  1. Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (a variety of creeping fig)
  2. Short for 愛玉冰／爱玉冰 (àiyùbīng) or 愛玉凍／爱玉冻 (àiyùdòng)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 薜荔 (“creeping fig; climbing fig”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 薜荔, 木蓮
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 愛玉
Southern Min Xiamen 薁蕘, 風不動
Quanzhou 栟枹
Zhangzhou 栟枹
Taipei 薁蕘
New Taipei (Sanxia) 薁蕘
Kaohsiung 薁蕘
Yilan 薁蕘
Changhua (Lukang) 薁蕘
Taichung 薁蕘
Tainan 子仔
Hsinchu 薁蕘, 栟枹
Kinmen 薁蕘
Penghu (Magong) 薁蕘
Leizhou 甜泡
Note Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang.

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