開心果

開心果

See also: 开心果

Chinese

		happy; delighted; to open up the mind happy; delighted; to open up the mind; to enlighten the mind	fruit; result
trad. (開心果)		開心	果
simp. (开心果)		开心	果
Literally: “happy nut”.

開心果 (1)

Etymology

Said to be thus called from the shape resemblance to a smiling face. Alternatively, it may be a literal interpretation of 開心 (“to open the heart”), since most pistachio nuts dehisce, or pop open as they mature.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāixīnguǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ sam¹ gwo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāixīnguǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaisinguǒ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-hsin¹-kuo³
    • Yale: kāi-syīn-gwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishinguoo
    • Palladius: кайсиньго (kajsinʹgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāixīnguǒr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaisinguǒr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-hsin¹-kuorh³
    • Yale: kāi-syīn-gwǒr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishinguool
    • Palladius: кайсиньгор (kajsinʹgor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kwɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ sam¹ gwo²
    • Yale: hōi sām gwó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ sam¹ gwo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ sem¹ guo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

Noun

開心果

1. pistachio (nut)
2. (figurative) someone or something that makes people laugh, especially a lively and humorous person who keeps the group dynamic fun; barrel of laughs; life of the party

Synonyms

• (pistachio) 阿月渾子／阿月浑子 (āyuèhúnzǐ), 必思答 (bìsīdá)