草莓
Chinese
straw | berry | ||
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trad. (草莓) | 草 | 莓 | |
simp. #(草莓) | 草 | 莓 |
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草莓/草莓
Etymology
Appears in early 20th century. Probably a calque of English strawberry.
Pronunciation
Noun
草莓
- strawberry (fruit, or plant) (Classifier: 顆/颗 m)
- 草莓不開花,也不結果。 [MSC, trad.]
- Cǎoméi bù kāihuā, yě bù jiēguǒ. [Pinyin]
- The strawberry tree won't bloom or bear fruit.
草莓不开花,也不结果。 [MSC, simp.]
- (slang) hickey
- 他在我脖子上種草莓。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tā zài wǒ bózi shàng zhòng cǎoméi. [Pinyin]
- He gave me a hickey on my neck. (lit. He planted a strawberry on my neck.)
他在我脖子上种草莓。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (strawberry):
Dialectal synonyms of 草莓 (“strawberry”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 草莓 | |
Taxonomic name | 草莓 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 洋桑葚兒 |
Taiwan | 草莓 | |
Harbin | 馬林果兒 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 破蔓頭 | |
Jinan | 草莓 | |
Xi'an | 草莓 | |
Yinchuan | 草莓 | |
Yangzhou | 草莓 | |
Malaysia | 草莓 | |
Singapore | 草莓 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 地皮兒 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 士多啤梨 |
Hong Kong | 士多啤梨 | |
Macau | 士多啤梨 | |
Dongguan | 士多啤梨 | |
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 | |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 草莓 |
Min Nan | 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)
Derived terms
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