獼猴桃
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See also: 猕猴桃
Chinese
| rhesus macaque | peach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獼猴桃) | 獼猴 | 桃 | |
| simp. (猕猴桃) | 猕猴 | 桃 | |
Etymology
Apparently named after how monkeys, such as the rhesus macaque, particularly enjoy eating this fruit.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mei4 hau4 tou4-2 / nei4 hau4 tou4-2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6mi-gheu-dau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄊㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míhóutáo
- Wade–Giles: mi2-hou2-tʻao2
- Yale: mí-hóu-táu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihourtaur
- Palladius: михоутао (mixoutao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄊㄠˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míhóutáor
- Wade–Giles: mi2-hou2-tʻao2-ʼrh
- Yale: mí-hóu-táur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihourtaurl
- Palladius: михоутаор (mixoutaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ tʰaʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 hau4 tou4-2 / nei4 hau4 tou4-2
- Yale: mèih hàuh tóu / nèih hàuh tóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 hau4 tou4-2 / nei4 hau4 tou4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 heo4 tou4-2 / néi4 heo4 tou4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ hɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /nei̯²¹ hɐu̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
獼猴桃
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 獼猴桃 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 奇異果 |
| Harbin | 圓棗子 | |
| Singapore | 奇異果 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 楊桃, 狗卵蛋, 狗卵子, 馬屎坨, 馬屎坨坨 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 奇異果 |
| Hong Kong | 奇異果, 奇偉果 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 奇異果 | |
| Sarikei (Xinhui) | kiwi | |
| Gan | Pengze | 洋勞畫 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 奇異果 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 奇異果 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 奇異果 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 奇異果 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 奇異果 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 奇異果 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 楊桃 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 毛冬瓜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 奇異果 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 獼猴桃 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 楊桃 |