百香果
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百香果
Chinese
| hundred | fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular |
fruit; result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (百香果) | 百 | 香 | 果 | |
| simp. #(百香果) | 百 | 香 | 果 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English passion fruit + 果 (guǒ, “fruit”). First used in Taiwan in 1960.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎisiangguǒ
- Wade–Giles: pai3-hsiang1-kuo3
- Yale: bǎi-syāng-gwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeshiangguoo
- Palladius: байсянго (bajsjango)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak3 hoeng1 gwo2
- Yale: baak hēung gwó
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak8 hoeng1 gwo2
- Guangdong Romanization: bag3 hêng1 guo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
百香果
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西番蓮果, 百香果, 西番果 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 百香果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 百香果, 雞蛋果 |
| Hong Kong | 熱情果 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雞蛋果 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 時計果2, 時鐘墜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 百香果, 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 百香果 |
| Kaohsiung | 時計果1 | |
| Yilan | 番仔𡳞脬 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 時計果1 | |
| Taichung | 時計果1 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 時計果1 | |
| Tainan | 時計果1 | |
| Taitung | 時計果1 | |
| Hsinchu | 百香果 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 時計果1 | |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 百 | 香 | 果 |
Noun
百香果 • (baekhyanggwa) (hangeul 백향과)
- hanja form? of 백향과 (“passion fruit”)