顛茄
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Chinese
| crazy; deranged | eggplant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (顛茄) | 顛 | 茄 | |
| simp. (颠茄) | 颠 | 茄 | |
| alternative forms | 癲茄／癫茄 | ||
| Literally: “crazy eggplant”. | |||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diancié
- Wade–Giles: tien1-chʻieh2
- Yale: dyān-chyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianchye
- Palladius: дяньце (djanʹce)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: din1 ke4-2
- Yale: dīn ké
- Cantonese Pinyin: din1 ke4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: din1 ké4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiːn⁵⁵ kʰɛː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
顛茄