蒲桃
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Chinese
| calamus | peach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蒲桃) | 蒲 | 桃 | |
| simp. #(蒲桃) | 蒲 | 桃 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): pou4 tou4-2 / pou4 tou4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pô͘-thô
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6bu-dau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pútáo
- Wade–Giles: pʻu2-tʻao2
- Yale: pú-táu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwutaur
- Palladius: путао (putao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
葡萄
蒲桃
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou4 tou4-2 / pou4 tou4
- Yale: pòuh tóu / pòuh tòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou4 tou4-2 / pou4 tou4
- Guangdong Romanization: pou4 tou4-2 / pou4 tou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /pʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note:
- pou4 tou4-2 - "rose apple";
- pou4 tou4 - literary ("grape").
- Middle Chinese: bu daw
Noun
蒲桃
- rose apple (Syzygium jambos)
- (obsolete) Alternative name for 葡萄 (pútáo, “grape”).
- (Shanghainese) walnut
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 核桃 (“walnut”)
See also
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蒲 | 桃 |
| ふと Jinmeiyō |
もも Grade: S |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
Noun
- rose apple, Syzygium jambos
- Synonym: 蒲桃 (hotō)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蒲 | 桃 |
| ほ Jinmeiyō |
とう Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
Noun
- Synonym of 葡萄 (budō, “grapevine”)
- Synonym of 蒲桃 (futomomo, “rose apple, Syzygium jambos”)