生果

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 生果. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 生果, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 生果 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 生果 you have here. The definition of the word 生果 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of生果, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
fruit; result
simp. and trad.
(生果)
alternative forms 青果 Teochew

Pronunciation


Note:
  • cên1 guê2 - Jieyang;
  • cên1 guên2 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chaoyang;
  • cên1 guain2 - Shantou.

Noun

生果

  1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) fruit (as food)
    生果小姐 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    生果小姐 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    hou2 leng3 saang1 gwo2. maai5 di1 laa1, siu2 ze2.
    Very nice fruits. Buy a few, miss.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 生果 (sraeng kwaX, literally fresh, raw + fruit).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)() (seikaせいくわ (seikwa)?

  1. raw fruit, fresh fruit

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN