| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (芝居力) | 芝 | 居 | 力 | |
| simp. #(芝居力) | 芝 | 居 | 力 | |
| alternative forms | 之龜力／之龟力 芝龜叻／芝龟叻 | |||
Ultimately from English chocolate, possibly via Malay coklat.
芝居力
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 巧克力 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 巧克力 |
| Malaysia | 巧克力 | |
| Singapore | 巧克力 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 巧克力 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 朱古力 |
| Hong Kong | 朱古力 | |
| Macau | 朱古力 | |
| Taishan | 朱古力 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 朱古力 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 朱古力 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 朱古力 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 朱古力 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 朱古力 | |
| Móng Cái | 朱古力 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朱古力 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 朱古力 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 巧克力 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 巧克力 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 巧克力 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 巧克力 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 巧克力 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巧克力 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 芝居力 |
| Quanzhou | 芝居力 | |
| Zhangzhou | 芝居力 | |
| Taipei | chio͘-kó͘-lè-tò͘ | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | coklat | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 芝居力 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 芝居力, chocolate, tsokolate | |
| Chaozhou | 朱古力 | |
| Shantou | 朱古力 | |
| Haifeng | 朱古力 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 朱古力 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 巧克力 |