番柿

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Chinese

(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
persimmon
trad. (番柿)
simp. #(番柿)
alternative forms 畨柿

Pronunciation


Noun

番柿

  1. (Fujian Mandarin, Changting Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Datian Min) tomato
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) velvet apple (Diospyros blancoi)

Synonyms

  • (velvet apple): 毛柿 (máoshì)

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “番柿”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 291.