草莓
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草莓/草莓
Chinese
| straw | berry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (草莓) | 草 | 莓 | |
| simp. #(草莓) | 草 | 莓 | |
Etymology
Appears in early 20th century. Probably a calque of English strawberry.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cou2 mui4-2 / cou2 mui4
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): chāu-muòi
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎoméi
- Wade–Giles: tsʻao3-mei2
- Yale: tsǎu-méi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaomei
- Palladius: цаомэй (caomɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cou2 mui4-2 / cou2 mui4
- Yale: chóu múi / chóu mùih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsou2 mui4-2 / tsou2 mui4
- Guangdong Romanization: cou2 mui4-2 / cou2 mui4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ muːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ muːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhó-mòi
- Hakka Romanization System: coˋ moiˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: co3 moi2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo³¹ moi̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: coˊ moi
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo²⁴⁻³³ moi⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chāu-muòi
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau³³⁻²¹ mui⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-mûi
- Tâi-lô: tsháu-muî
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhawmuii
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ muĩ²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-m̂
- Tâi-lô: tshó-m̂
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoy'mm
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-mûi
- Tâi-lô: tshó-muî
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoymuii
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-môe
- Tâi-lô: tsháu-muê
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhawmoee
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muẽ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-môe
- Tâi-lô: tshó-muê
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoymoee
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muẽ¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cao2 bhuê5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsháu buê
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵⁵/
Noun
草莓
- strawberry (fruit, or plant) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
- (slang) hickey
Synonyms
- (strawberry):
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 草莓 | |
| Taxonomic name | 草莓 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 洋桑葚兒 |
| Taiwan | 草莓 | |
| Harbin | 馬林果兒 | |
| Malaysia | 草莓 | |
| Singapore | 草莓 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 草莓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 破蔓頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 草莓 |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 地皮兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 草莓 |
| Jimsar | 地飄兒 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 草莓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 士多啤梨 |
| Hong Kong | 士多啤梨 | |
| Macau | 士多啤梨 | |
| Taishan (Guanghai) | 莓果, 草莓, 士多啤梨 | |
| Dongguan | 士多啤梨 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 紅果仔 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 草莓, 刺波仔 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 草莓, 刺波仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 草莓, 竻波仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 草莓, 刺波 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 草莓, 竻波仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 草莓, 刺波子 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 草莓 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 草莓 |
| Quanzhou | 草莓 | |
| Zhangzhou | 草莓 | |
| Zhao'an | 草莓 | |
| Taipei | 草莓 GT, 刺波 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | strawberry | |
| Chaozhou | 草莓 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 草莓 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
- (hickey): 吻痕 (wěnhén)