參仔
Chinese
| ginseng | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (參仔/蔘仔) | 參/蔘 | 仔 | |
| simp. (参仔) | 参 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
參仔
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) ginseng (any of several plants, of the genus Panax)
- 不通將蔘仔當作是菜頭 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 1992, 陳雷, lyrics by 劉聖雯, 我不是開玩笑
- m̄-thang chiong sim-á tòng-chò sī chhài-thâu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Don't take ginseng for radish
不通将参仔当作是菜头 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 人參 (“ginseng”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 人參 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 人參 |
| Luoyang | 人參 | |
| Wanrong | 人參 | |
| Xi'an | 人參 | |
| Yangzhou | 參 | |
| Singapore | 人參 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 參 |
| Hong Kong | 人參, 參 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 人參 |
| Lichuan | 人參 | |
| Pingxiang | 人參, 參 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 參 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 人參 |
| Quanzhou | 人參 | |
| Zhangzhou | 人參 | |
| Tainan | 參仔 | |
| Leizhou | 參 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 人參 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 人參 |