牛油果
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牛油果
Chinese
| cow fat; beef tallow; butter | fruit; result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (牛油果) |
牛油 | 果 | |
Etymology
Possibly a calque of English butter fruit.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nióuyóuguǒ
- Wade–Giles: niu2-yu2-kuo3
- Yale: nyóu-yóu-gwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouyouguoo
- Palladius: нююго (njujugo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nióuyóuguǒr
- Wade–Giles: niu2-yu2-kuo3-ʼrh
- Yale: nyóu-yóu-gwǒr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouyouguool
- Palladius: нююгор (njujugor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 jau4 gwo2
- Yale: ngàuh yàuh gwó
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 jau4 gwo2
- Guangdong Romanization: ngeo4 yeo4 guo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
牛油果