安石榴
Chinese
| Arsacid Empire; Parthian Empire | pomegranate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (安石榴) | 安石 | 榴 | |
| simp. #(安石榴) | 安石 | 榴 | |
Etymology
So named as it was brought to China by Zhang Qian from the Arsacid Empire (安石) in Irania.
The botanist Li Shizhen suggests that 榴 (OC *m·ru) here is the same as 瘤 (OC *m·ru, *m·rus, “lump, tumour”), as the pomegranate fruit resembles cancerous outgrowth on the body. The reconstructed consonants of this part equal those of a wanderwort for the pomegranate present in Arabic رُمَّان (rummān, “pomegranate”), see it for other languages.
Pronunciation
Noun
安石榴
- (archaic) pomegranate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 石榴 (“pomegranate”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 石榴, 丹若, 若榴, 楉榴, 安石榴 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 石榴, 安石榴 | |
| Taxonomic name | 石榴, 安石榴 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 石榴 |
| Taiwan | 石榴 | |
| Harbin | 石榴 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 石榴 | |
| Jinan | 石榴 | |
| Luoyang | 石榴 | |
| Wanrong | 石榴 | |
| Xi'an | 石榴 | |
| Lanzhou | 石榴 | |
| Ürümqi | 石榴 | |
| Wuhan | 石榴 | |
| Chengdu | 石榴 | |
| Guiyang | 石榴 | |
| Liuzhou | 石榴 | |
| Xuzhou | 石榴 | |
| Yangzhou | 石榴 | |
| Nanjing | 石榴 | |
| Singapore | 石榴 | |
| Pematangsiantar | 石榴 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 石榴, 結子石榴 |
| Hong Kong | 石榴, 結子石榴 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 石榴 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 石榴 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 石榴 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 石榴 | |
| Macau | 石榴 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 石榴 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 石榴 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 石榴 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 石榴 | |
| Foshan | 石榴 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 石榴 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 石榴 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 石榴 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 石榴 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 石榴 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 石榴 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 花棯 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 花棯 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 花棯 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 花棯 | |
| Taishan | 花棯 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 花棯 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 花棯 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 石榴 | |
| Dongguan | 番鬼石榴 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 石榴 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 石榴 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 石榴 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 石榴 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 石榴 |
| Lichuan | 石榴 | |
| Pingxiang | 石榴 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 石榴仔 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 石榴 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 石榴 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 番石榴 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 石榴 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 石榴 | |
| Yudu | 石榴, 石梨 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 石榴仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 石榴仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 石榴 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 石榴 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 石榴仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 石榴 | |
| Hong Kong | 石榴 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 石榴 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 石榴 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 石榴 |
| Xinzhou | 石榴兒 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 石榴 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 石榴 |
| Fuqing | 石榴 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 石榴 |
| Quanzhou | 石榴 | |
| Zhangzhou | 石榴 | |
| Taipei | 石榴 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 石榴 | |
| Kaohsiung | 石榴 | |
| Yilan | 石榴 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 石榴 | |
| Taichung | 石榴 | |
| Tainan | 石榴 | |
| Hsinchu | 石榴 | |
| Kinmen | 石榴 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 石榴 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 石榴 | |
| Jieyang | 石榴 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 石榴 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 紅花石榴 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 石榴 | |
| Haikou | 石榴 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 石榴 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 石榴 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 石榴 | |
| Suzhou | 石榴 | |
| Danyang | 石榴 | |
| Hangzhou | 石榴 | |
| Ningbo | 石榴, 金猛 | |
| Wenzhou | 金櫻 | |
| Jinhua | 石榴 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 石榴 |
| Loudi | 石榴 | |