a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void |
sweet | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility |
dish (type of food); vegetables | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烏甜仔菜) | 烏 | 甜 | 仔 | 菜 | |
| simp. (乌甜仔菜) | 乌 | 甜 | 仔 | 菜 | |
烏甜仔菜
| 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) | |