茄子

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Chinese

eggplant
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (茄子) 茄 子
simp. #(茄子) 茄 子
茄子

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

茄子

  1. eggplant; aubergine (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 m c; 個／个 m c; 隻／只 m c)
  2. (Qiaogang Cô Tô Cantonese) tomato

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 茄子 (“eggplant; aubergine”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 茄子
Taxonomic name 茄
Mandarin Beijing 茄子
Taiwan 茄子
Tianjin 茄子
Langfang 茄子
Chengde 茄子
Tangshan 茄子
Cangzhou 茄子
Baoding 茄子
Shijiazhuang 茄子
Daming 茄子
Chifeng 茄子
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 茄子
Heihe 茄子
Qiqihar 茄子
Harbin 茄子
Jiamusi 茄子
Baicheng 茄子
Changchun 茄子
Tonghua 茄子
Shenyang 茄子
Dandong 茄子
Jinzhou 茄子
Dalian 茄子
Yantai 茄子
Yantai (Muping) 茄子
Qingdao 茄子
Lijin 茄子
Zhucheng 茄子
Jinan 茄子
Jining 茄子
Luoyang 茄子
Wanrong 茄子
Shangqiu 茄子
Yuanyang 茄子
Zhengzhou 茄子
Lingbao 茄子
Xinyang 茄子
Baihe 茄子
Hanzhong 茄子
Xi'an 茄子
Baoji 茄子
Yinchuan 茄子
Tianshui 茄子
Lanzhou 茄子
Dunhuang 茄子
Xining 茄子, 茄兒
Hami 茄子
Ürümqi 茄子
Wuhan 茄子
Yichang 茄子
Xiangyang 茄子
Tianmen 茄子
Hong'an 茄子
Chengdu 茄子
Nanchong 茄子
Dazhou 茄子
Hanyuan 茄子
Xichang 茄子
Zigong 茄子
Chongqing 茄子
Guiyang 茄子
Zunyi 茄子
Bijie 茄子
Liping 茄瓜
Zhaotong 茄子
Dali 茄子
Kunming 茄子
Mengzi 茄子
Guilin 茄子
Liuzhou 茄子
Jishou 茄子
Changde 茄子
Anqing 茄子
Xuzhou 茄子
Fuyang 茄子
Wuhu 茄子
Yangzhou 茄子
Lianyungang 茄子
Lianshui 茄子
Nanjing 茄子
Hefei 茄子
Nantong 茄兒
Singapore 茄子
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 茄子
Cantonese Guangzhou 矮瓜, 茄瓜
Hong Kong 矮瓜, 茄瓜, 茄子
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 矮瓜
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 矮瓜
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 茄仔
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 茄仔
Macau 矮瓜
Guangzhou (Panyu) 矮瓜
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 矮瓜
Guangzhou (Conghua) 矮瓜
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 茄
Foshan 矮瓜
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 矮瓜
Foshan (Shunde) 矮瓜
Foshan (Sanshui) 矮瓜
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 矮瓜
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 矮瓜
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 矮瓜
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 矮瓜
Zhuhai (Doumen) 矮瓜
Jiangmen (Baisha) 矮瓜
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 矮瓜, 茄
Taishan 茄
Kaiping (Chikan) 茄, 矮瓜
Enping (Niujiang) 矮瓜
Heshan (Yayao) 矮瓜
Dongguan 矮瓜, 茄
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 茄
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 茄仔
Qingyuan 矮瓜
Fogang 矮瓜, 茄仔
Yingde (Hanguang) 矮瓜
Yangshan 矮瓜
Lianshan (Butian) 茄子
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 茄子
Shaoguan 矮瓜
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 矮瓜
Renhua 矮瓜, 茄子
Lechang 矮瓜
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 矮瓜
Sihui 矮瓜
Guangning 矮瓜
Deqing 矮瓜
Huaiji 矮瓜
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 矮瓜
Yunfu 矮瓜
Xinxing 矮瓜
Luoding 矮瓜
Yunan (Pingtai) 矮瓜
Yangjiang 茄子
Xinyi 矮瓜
Lianjiang 矮瓜, 茄子
Nanning 茄瓜
Wuzhou 矮瓜
Yulin 茄子
Hepu (Lianzhou) 矮瓜
Beihai 矮瓜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 矮瓜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 茄
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 矮瓜
Danzhou 茄
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 矮瓜
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 矮瓜
Móng Cái 茄
Yangon (Taishan) 茄
Mandalay (Taishan) 茄, 盲眼茄
Gan Nanchang 茄子
Lichuan 茄仔
Pingxiang 紫瓜
Hakka Meixian 吊菜仔, 吊菜, 茄仔
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 茄, 矮瓜
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) 茄
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) 茄
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) 茄仔
Dongguan (Qingxi) 茄
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) 茄哩
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) 茄
Boluo (Bendihua) 茄
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 茄仔, 矮瓜
Zengcheng (Zhengguo) 茄
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 茄
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 茄
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 吊菜
Wuhua (Huacheng) 吊菜, 茄哩
Wuhua (Changbu) 茄哩
Wuhua (Mianyang) 茄哩
Heyuan (Bendihua) 茄咧, 茄
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) 茄
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) 茄哎
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) 茄
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) 茄蒂
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) 茄
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) 茄
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) 吊菜
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) 吊菜, 茄
Liannan 茄子
Conghua (Lütian) 吊菜
Jiexi 茄
Changting 茄
Liancheng (Peitian) 茄
Ninghua 茄
Yudu 茄子, 吊菜子, 吊菜
Ruijin 茄子
Shicheng 茄子
Shangyou (Shexi) 茄兒
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 吊菜仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 吊菜
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 吊菜
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 吊菜
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 吊菜
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 茄仔, 吊菜仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 吊菜, 茄
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 茄
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 茄
Hong Kong 矮瓜, 茄菜
Luchuan 矮瓜
Luchuan (Daqiao) 矮瓜
Sabah (Longchuan) 矮瓜
Senai (Huiyang) 矮瓜
Singkawang 吊菜
Huizhou Jixi 茄
Shexian 落蘇, 茄兒, 茄
Tunxi 落蘇
Xiuning 落蘇
Yixian 茄
Qimen 茄吶
Wuyuan 落蘇
Fuliang 落蘇
Dexing 落蘇
Shitai (Xianyu) 羅絲
Jin Taiyuan 茄子
Pingyao 茄子
Yangyuan 茄子
Datong 茄子
Xinzhou 茄子
Lishi 茄子
Linfen 茄子
Changzhi 茄子
Linhe 茄子
Jining 茄子
Hohhot 茄子
Erenhot 茄子
Pingshan 茄子
Zhangjiakou 茄子
Handan 茄子
Linzhou 茄子
Suide 茄子
Northern Min Jian'ou 茄
Jian'ou (Dikou) 茄
Songxi 茄
Zhenghe 茄
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 茄
Jianyang 茄
Wuyishan 茄
Pucheng (Shibei) 茄仔, 茄
Eastern Min Fuzhou 紫菜
Changle 茄白菜
Fuqing 紫匏
Yongtai 紫菜
Gutian 紫菜
Fu'an 紫菜
Ningde 紫菜
Shouning 紫菜
Zhouning 紫菜
Fuding 茄囝
Matsu 茄
Southern Min Xiamen 茄
Quanzhou 紅菜, 茄仔, 茄
Jinjiang 紅菜
Hui'an 紅菜
Yongchun 茄
Zhangzhou 茄仔, 茄
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 茄仔
Dongshan 茄仔
Taipei 茄
Taipei (Wanhua) 茄
New Taipei (Tamsui) 茄
New Taipei (Sanxia) 茄仔
New Taipei (Pingxi) 茄仔
Kaohsiung 茄仔
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 茄仔
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 茄仔
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 茄仔
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 茄仔, 吊茄
Yilan 茄
Changhua (Lukang) 紅茄
Taichung 茄, 紅皮菜
Taichung (Wuqi) 紅皮菜
Tainan 茄仔, 紅菜
Tainan (Anping) 茄, 紅菜
Taitung 茄仔
Hsinchu 茄
Kinmen 茄
Penghu (Magong) 茄, 茄仔
Penghu (Xiyu) 茄
Penang (Hokkien) 茄
Singapore (Hokkien) 茄
Manila (Hokkien) 紅菜
Longyan 茄仔
Zhangping 茄
Zhangping (Yongfu) 茄
Datian 茄
Pingnan (Shangdu) 茄子
Pingnan (Pingtian) 茄
Guiping (Xiaowen) 茄, 茄仔
Guiping (Dongsheng) 茄
Chaozhou 茄
Shantou 茄
Shantou (Chenghai) 茄
Jieyang 茄
Puning 落蘇
Lufeng 茄
Haifeng 落蘇
Bangkok (Teochew) 茄
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 茄
Leizhou 茄
Wenchang 茄, 牛𡳞茄
Haikou 茄
Qionghai 茄
Puxian Min Putian 茄
Xianyou 茄
Central Min Yong'an 茄
Sanyuan 茄
Shaxian 茄
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 茄
Sanxiang 茄
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 茄瓜
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 茄子
Shehua Fu'an 茄仔
Fuding 茄仔
Luoyuan 茄
Sanming 茄仔
Shunchang 茄仔
Hua'an 茄仔
Guixi (Zhangping) 茄仔
Cangnan 茄
Jingning 茄
Lishui 茄
Longyou 茄
Chaozhou 茄仔
Fengshun 茄仔
Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 茄
Luxi (Lijiatian) 茄子
Wu Shanghai 落蘇, 茄子
Shanghai (Chongming) 茄子, 茄落蘇
Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) 茄子
Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) 茄子
Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) 落蘇
Shanghai (Songjiang) 茄子, 落蘇
Suzhou 茄子
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) 茄子
Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) 茄子
Wuxi 茄子
Changshu 茄子
Kunshan 茄子
Jiaxing 茄子
Changzhou 茄子
Liyang 落蘇
Jintan 茄子
Yixing 茄子
Danyang 茄子
Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) 茄子
Jingjiang 茄子
Jiangyin 茄子
Huzhou (Shuanglin) 茄子
Hangzhou 茄兒, 茄子
Shaoxing 茄子
Zhuji (Wangjiajing) 茄子
Shengzhou (Chongren) 茄
Shengzhou (Taiping) 茄
Ningbo 茄, 茄子
Yuyao 茄子
Huangyan 茄
Wenzhou 茄兒, 落茄
Quzhou 落蘇
Jinhua 落蘇, 茄子
Jinhua (Tangxi) 落蘇
Yongkang 落蘇
Pujiang 茄菜
Dongyang 落蘇兒, 茄兒
Pan'an 落蘇兒
Wuyi 落蘇
Xiang Changsha 茄子
Loudi 茄子
Shuangfeng 茄子
Quanzhou 茄子
Dialectal synonyms of 番茄 (“tomato”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 番茄, 西紅柿 Mainland China
Taxonomic name 番茄
Mandarin Beijing 西紅柿
Taiwan 番茄
Tianjin 西紅柿, 火柿子
Langfang 西紅柿
Chengde 柿子
Tangshan 西紅柿, 火柿子
Cangzhou 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Baoding 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Shijiazhuang 西紅柿, 柿子, 洋茄子
Daming 洋柿子
Ulanhot 洋柿子
Tongliao 洋柿子
Chifeng 西紅柿, 柿子
Bayanhot 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
Heihe 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子, 柿子
Qiqihar 柿子
Harbin 西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
Jiamusi 西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
Baicheng 西紅柿, 柿子
Changchun 洋柿子
Tonghua 洋柿子
Shenyang 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子, 柿子
Dandong 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Jinzhou 西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子, 番茄
Dalian 洋柿子
Yantai 洋柿子, 柿子
Yantai (Muping) 洋柿子
Qingdao 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Lijin 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Zhucheng 洋柿子
Jinan 西紅柿, 柿子, 洋柿子
Jining 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Luoyang 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
Wanrong 洋柿子
Shangqiu 西紅柿, 番茄
Yuanyang 西紅柿, 番茄
Zhengzhou 番茄, 洋柿子, 西紅柿
Lingbao 西紅柿, 番茄
Xinyang 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
Baihe 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋辣子
Hanzhong 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
Xi'an 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
Baoji 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Yinchuan 洋柿子, 柿子, 西紅柿, 洋辣子
Tianshui 洋柿子
Lanzhou 洋柿子, 柿子, 西紅柿, 番茄
Dunhuang 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Xining 洋柿子, 西紅柿
Hami 西紅柿
Ürümqi 洋柿子
Jimsar 洋柿子
Wuhan 番茄, 西紅柿
Huanggang 番茄兒
Yichang 西紅柿, 番茄
Xiangyang 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
Tianmen 番茄
Hong'an 西紅柿, 番茄
Chengdu 番茄, 西紅柿, 洋海椒, 洋柿子
Nanchong 西紅柿, 番茄
Dazhou 番茄
Hanyuan 番茄
Xichang 番茄
Zigong 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋海椒
Chongqing 番茄
Guiyang 毛辣角
Zunyi 洋海椒
Bijie 洋海椒
Liping 海茄瓜
Zhaotong 番茄, 洋辣子
Dali 番茄, 洋辣子
Kunming 番茄, 洋辣子, 西紅柿
Mengzi 洋辣子, 酸湯果
Guilin 毛秀才, 番茄, 西紅柿
Guilin (Lingui) 毛秀才
Pingle 西紅柿, 毛秀才
Liuzhou 番茄, 西紅柿, 毛秀才
Liuzhou (Luorong) 毛秀才
Luzhai 西紅柿, 毛秀才
Nanning (Wuming) 番茄, 西紅柿
Binyang (Nanjie) 金橘子
Yizhou 番茄, 西紅柿, 毛秀才
Luocheng (Dongmen) 毛姑娘, 毛秀才
Tianlin (Langping) 海茄
Jishou 西紅柿, 洋辣子
Changde 西紅柿
Yongzhou 西紅柿, 洋海椒
Anqing 西紅柿, 番茄
Xuzhou 番茄, 西紅柿
Fuyang 西紅柿, 番茄
Wuhu 西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
Yangzhou 洋柿子, 番茄, 西紅柿
Lianyungang 青椒, 番茄, 洋柿子
Lianshui 西紅柿子
Nanjing 洋柿子, 新紅柿子, 番茄
Hefei 洋柿子, 番茄, 西紅柿
Chuzhou 洋柿子, 番茄
Nantong 番茄兒, 番茄, 洋柿子
Changle (Qinjiang) 番柿
Yanping 番柿
Malaysia 番茄
Singapore 番茄
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 柿子
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 帕麼多
Kokang 崩龍果
Dagudi (Maliba) 酸茄
Reshuitang (Longling) 酸茄
Mae Salong (Lancang) 酸茄, 番茄
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 酸茄
Cantonese Guangzhou 番茄
Hong Kong 番茄
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 番茄
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 番茄
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 番茄
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 番茄
Macau 番茄, 大孖地
Guangzhou (Panyu) 番茄
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 番茄
Guangzhou (Conghua) 番茄
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 番茄
Foshan 番茄
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 番茄
Foshan (Shunde) 番茄
Foshan (Sanshui) 番茄
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 番茄
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 番茄
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 番茄
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 番茄
Zhuhai (Doumen) 番茄
Jiangmen (Baisha) 番茄
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 番茄
Taishan 番茄
Taishan (Guanghai) 番茄, 西紅柿
Kaiping (Chikan) 番茄
Enping (Niujiang) 番茄
Heshan (Yayao) 番茄
Dongguan 番茄
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 番茄
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 番茄
Qingyuan 番茄
Fogang 番茄
Yingde (Hanguang) 番茄
Yangshan 番茄
Lianshan (Butian) 番茄
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 番茄
Shaoguan 番茄
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 番茄
Renhua 番茄
Lechang 番茄
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 番茄
Sihui 番茄
Guangning 番茄
Deqing 番茄
Huaiji 番茄
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 番茄
Yunfu 番茄
Xinxing 番茄
Luoding 番茄
Yunan (Pingtai) 番茄
Yangjiang 番茄
Xinyi 番茄
Maoming (Xinpo) 番茄
Lianjiang 番茄
Nanning 番茄
Nanning (Tanka) 金橘, 番茄
Wuzhou 番茄
Yulin 番茄
Hepu (Lianzhou) 番茄
Hepu (Shatian) 番茄
Guiping 番茄
Guiping (Jintian) 番茄
Guiping (Jiangkou) 番茄
Guiping (Madong) 番茄
Guiping (Mule) 番茄
Pingnan 番茄
Mengshan (Xihe) 番茄
Guigang (Gangcheng) 番茄
Guigang (Nanjiang) 番茄
Guigang (Pingdong) 番茄
Beiliu (Tangliao) 番茄
Baise 金橘
Bobai 番茄
Lingshan 番茄
Pubei 番茄
Qinzhou 番茄
Beihai 番茄
Beihai (Nankang) 番茄
Beihai (Yingpan) 番茄
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 番茄, 茄子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 番茄
Ningming 金橘
Hengzhou 金橘子
Hezhou (Pumen) 番茄
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 番茄
Danzhou 茄
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 番茄
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 番茄
Móng Cái 番茄, 金橘
Mandalay (Taishan) 番茄
Bangkok (Guangfu) 番茄
Gan Nanchang 番茄
Pengze 番茄
Lichuan 西紅柿
Pingxiang 番茄
Hakka Meixian 番茄
Xingning 番瓜哩
Dabu (Xihe) 番茄仔, 西紅柿
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 番茄
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) 番茄
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) 番茄
Huiyang 番茄
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) 番茄
Huidong (Daling) 番茄
Dongguan (Qingxi) 番茄
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) 番茄
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) 番茄
Boluo (Bendihua) 番茄
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 番茄
Zengcheng (Zhengguo) 番茄
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 番茄
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 番茄
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 番茄
Wuhua (Huacheng) 西紅柿
Wuhua (Changbu) 番茄
Wuhua (Mianyang) 西紅柿
Heyuan (Bendihua) 番茄
Zijin 番茄
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) 番茄
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) 番茄
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) 番茄
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) 番茄
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) 番茄
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) 番茄
Wengyuan 番茄
Nanxiong (Zhuji) 番茄
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 番茄
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) 茄
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) 西紅柿
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 番茄
Liannan 番茄
Conghua (Lütian) 番茄
Jiexi 番茄
Luhe 番茄, 西紅柿
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 番茄
Changting 番柿, 番茄
Wuping 番茄
Wuping (Yanqian) 番茄
Wuping (Pingyu) 番茄
Liancheng 番茄
Liancheng (Peitian) 番茄
Ninghua 番茄
Yudu 西紅柿
Ningdu 洋茄子
Ruijin 番茄, 西紅柿
Shicheng 西紅柿, 番茄
Shangyou (Shexi) 番茄
Tonggu (Sandu) 西紅柿
Ganzhou (Panlong) 洋茄
Dayu 洋茄, 番茄
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 妥瑪多
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 妥瑪多
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 柑仔蜜
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 妥瑪多
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 妥瑪多, 甘蜜
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 妥瑪多, 番茄
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 妥瑪多, 番茄
Hong Kong 番茄
Yangxi (Tangkou) 番茄
Yangchun (Sanjia) 番茄
Xinyi (Sihe) 番茄
Xinyi (Qianpai) 番茄
Gaozhou (Xindong) 番茄
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 番茄
Huazhou (Xin'an) 番茄
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 番茄
Lianjiang (Qingping) 番茄
Mengshan (Xihe) 番茄
Luchuan 番茄
Luchuan (Daqiao) 番茄
Beiliu (Tang'an) 番茄
Mashan (Pianlian) 番茄
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) 毛秀才
Pingle (Tong'an) 西紅柿
Yangshuo (Jinbao) 毛秀才, 番茄, 西紅柿
Sabah (Longchuan) 番茄
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 紅茄
Senai (Huiyang) 紅毛茄
Singkawang 茄
Pontianak (Meixian) tomat
Singapore (Meixian) 番茄
Singapore (Dabu) 紅毛茄
Bangkok (Meixian) 紅茄, 番茄
Bangkok (Fengshun) 西紅柿
Bangkok (Jiexi) 番茄, มะเขือเทศ
Huizhou Jixi 番茄
Shexian 洋落蘇, 西紅柿, 番茄
Tunxi 番茄
Xiuning 番茄, 西紅柿
Yixian 番茄, 西紅柿
Qimen 洋茄
Wuyuan 洋落蘇
Dexing 洋落蘇
Jingde 洋茄的
Jin Taiyuan 西番柿, 西紅柿
Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) 西番柿
Taiyuan (Jinyuan) 西番柿
Pingyao 洋柿子, 西番柿
Yangyuan 西紅柿, 柿子
Datong 洋柿子, 西番柿, 西紅柿
Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) 洋柿子, 西番柿, 西紅柿
Xinzhou 西番柿, 西番柿子, 洋紅柿, 紅柿子, 洋柿子, 柿子
Lishi 西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
Linfen 洋柿子
Changzhi 洋柿子, 西紅柿
Taibus (Baochang) 西紅柿
Linhe 洋柿子, 柿子, 西紅柿
Jining 柿子, 西紅柿
Hohhot 西番柿子, 西紅柿, 柿子
Baotou 柿子, 西香柿
Dongsheng 洋柿子, 西紅柿
Haibowan 洋柿子, 柿子
Erenhot 西紅柿, 柿子
Pingshan 西紅柿
Zhangjiakou 西紅柿
Handan 西紅柿
Linzhou 西紅柿
Suide 西紅柿, 洋柿子
Northern Min Jian'ou 番柿
Jian'ou (Dikou) 山紅柿, 西紅柿
Songxi 洋茄
Zhenghe 番柿
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 西紅柿
Jianyang 番柿
Wuyishan 西紅柿
Pucheng (Shibei) 洋番椒, 洋柿
Eastern Min Fuzhou 番柿
Changle 番柿
Fuqing 番柿
Yongtai 番柿
Gutian 番柿
Fu'an 番柿
Ningde 番柿
Shouning 番柿
Zhouning 番柿
Fuding 番茄
Matsu 番柿
Southern Min Xiamen 臭柿仔, 柑仔得
Xiamen (Tong'an) 臭柿仔
Quanzhou 柑仔得, 臭柿仔
Jinjiang 柑仔得
Nan'an 柑仔得, 臭柿仔
Shishi 柑仔得
Hui'an 臭柿仔
Anxi 臭柿仔
Yongchun 柑仔得
Zhangzhou 臭柿仔
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 臭柿仔
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 臭柿仔
Hua'an 臭柿仔
Pinghe 臭柿仔
Zhangpu 臭柿仔
Yunxiao 臭柿仔, 番茄
Zhao'an 番茄
Dongshan 番柿仔
Taipei 臭柿仔
Taipei (Wanhua) 臭柿仔
New Taipei (Tamsui) 臭柿仔, 柑仔蜜
New Taipei (Sanxia) 臭柿仔
New Taipei (Pingxi) 臭柿仔
Kaohsiung 柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 柑仔蜜
Yilan 臭柿仔, tho͘-má-to͘h
Yilan (Toucheng) tom-má-toh
Changhua (Lukang) tho͘-má-to͘h
Taichung tho͘-má-to͘h
Taichung (Wuqi) tho͘-má-to͘h
Tainan 柑仔蜜
Tainan (Anping) 柑仔蜜
Taitung 柑仔蜜
Hsinchu tho͘-má-to͘h, 番茄
Kinmen 柑仔得, 臭柿仔
Penghu (Magong) 柑仔蜜, 虎井蜜, 王公蜜, tho͘-má-to͘h
Penghu (Xiyu) 柑仔蜜
Penang (Hokkien) 紅毛茄
Singapore (Hokkien) 紅毛茄
Manila (Hokkien) 柑仔得, 柑仔蜜
Longyan 番茄仔, 番茄
Zhangping 番仔柿
Zhangping (Yongfu) 番仔柿
Datian 番柿
Pingnan (Shangdu) 番茄
Pingnan (Pingtian) 番茄
Pingnan (Sijie) 辣椒果
Guiping (Xiaowen) 西紅柿, 番茄
Guiping (Dongsheng) 番茄
Guilin (Biyange) 毛秀才
Pingle (Zhoutang) 番鬼辣椒
Lechang (Tatou) 番茄
Yingde (Yuzui) 番茄
Yunan (Liantan) 番茄仔
Chaozhou 番茄
Raoping 臭柿
Shantou 番茄, 紅柿囝 dated
Shantou (Chenghai) 番茄
Shantou (Chaoyang) 番茄, 紅柿囝
Nan'ao (Houzhai) 番茄
Jieyang 番茄
Puning 番茄
Lufeng 番茄
Haifeng 番茄
Bangkok (Teochew) 番茄, มะเขือเทศ
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 紅毛茄
Singapore (Teochew) 紅毛茄
Batam (Teochew) 紅毛茄
Pontianak (Teochew) tomat
Leizhou 番茄
Wenchang 番茄, 茄, 西紅柿
Haikou 紅茄
Qionghai 番茄
Wanning 番茄
Puxian Min Putian 番柿, 西送, 西紅柿
Xianyou 番柿, 西送, 西紅柿
Central Min Yong'an 洋柿
Sanyuan 番柿
Shaxian 番柿
Yanping (Wangtai) 西紅柿
Shaojiang Min Shaowu 番茄兒
Guangze 洋茄, 洋番椒
Jiangle 番柿
Mingxi 洋茄
Shunchang 番柿
Zhongshan Min Sanxiang 番茄
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 金錢橘, 番茄
Nanning (Shajing) 金錢橘
Binyang 金橘子
Binyang (Xinqiao) 金橘子
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 毛秀才
Guilin (Chaoyang) 毛秀才
Guilin (Zhuyuan) 毛秀才
Guilin (Dabu) 毛秀才
Guilin (Yangjia) 毛秀才
Guilin (Qianjing) 毛秀才
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) 毛秀才
Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui) 毛秀才
Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) 毛秀才
Lingchuan (Sanjie) 毛秀才
Lingchuan (Gaoqiao) 毛秀才
Lingchuan (Tanxia) 毛秀才
Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) 毛秀才
Shehua Chaozhou 番茄
Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 醬辣子
Yuanling (Shaojiwan) 洋辣子
Luxi (Lijiatian) 西紅柿, 洋辣子
Wu Shanghai 番茄
Shanghai (Chongming) 番茄
Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) 番茄
Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) 番茄
Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) 番茄
Shanghai (Songjiang) 番茄
Suzhou 番茄, 西紅柿
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) 番茄
Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) 番茄
Wuxi 番茄
Changshu 番茄
Kunshan 番茄, 西紅柿
Jiaxing 番茄
Changzhou 番茄
Liyang 番茄
Yixing 番茄
Danyang 番茄
Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) 番茄
Jingjiang 番茄
Jiangyin 番茄
Huzhou (Shuanglin) 番茄
Hangzhou 番茄
Shaoxing 番茄
Zhuji (Wangjiajing) 番茄
Shengzhou (Chongren) 番茄
Shengzhou (Taiping) 番茄
Ningbo 番茄
Yuyao 番茄, 西紅柿
Huangyan 番茄
Wenzhou 番茄
Quzhou 番茄
Jinhua 番茄
Jinhua (Tangxi) 番茄
Yongkang 番瓜
Pujiang 番茄
Dongyang 番茄
Pan'an 番茄
Wuyi 番瓜
Xiang Changsha 番茄, 西紅柿
Loudi 洋柿子
Shuangfeng 番茄
Jiangyong 洋茄
Quanzhou 紅海椒, 毛秀才
Guanyang (Wenshi) 毛秀才

Derived terms

Interjection

茄子

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, when taking a photograph) cheese!

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
茄 子
なす
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

/nasubi/ → */nasubʉ/*/nasumɨ/ → /nasumʉ/ → /nasuː/ → /nasu/

First attested in the late 1400s, originally a nyōbō kotoba term.

Shift from nasubi below.

Pronunciation

Noun

茄子(なす) or 茄子(ナス) • (nasu) 

  1. Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
  2. a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

茄子(なす) • (Nasu) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茄 子
なすび
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation:

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 茄子 (qiézi).

Pronunciation

Noun

茄子(なすび) or 茄子(ナスビ) • (nasubi) 

  1. (archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
  2. (archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant
  3. (figurative) poverty, destitution
    from the inexpensiveness of eggplants even the impoverished can eat
  4. a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves
Derived terms
Derived terms
Proverbs

Proper noun

茄子(なすび) • (Nasubi) 

  1. a placename

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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