朱古力
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (朱古力) |
朱 | 古 | 力 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English chocolate, originally used in Cantonese. Doublet of 巧克力 (qiǎokèlì).
Pronunciation
Noun
朱古力
- (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) chocolate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 巧克力 (“chocolate”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 巧克力 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 巧克力 |
| Guilin | 巧克力 | |
| Malaysia | 巧克力 | |
| Singapore | 巧克力 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 朱古力 |
| Hong Kong | 朱古力 | |
| Macau | 朱古力 | |
| Taishan | 朱古力 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 朱古力 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 朱古力 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 朱古力 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 朱古力 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 朱古力 | |
| Móng Cái | 朱古力 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朱古力 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 朱古力 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 巧克力 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 巧克力 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 巧克力 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 巧克力 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 巧克力 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巧克力 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 芝居力 |
| Quanzhou | 芝居力 | |
| Zhangzhou | 芝居力 | |
| Taipei | chio͘-kó͘-lè-tò͘ | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | coklat | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 芝居力 | |
| Chaozhou | 朱古力 | |
| Shantou | 朱古力 | |
| Haifeng | 朱古力 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 朱古力 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 巧克力 |