獼猴桃

See also: 猕猴桃

Chinese

rhesus macaque peach
trad. (獼猴桃) 獼猴 桃
simp. (猕猴桃) 猕猴 桃

Etymology

Apparently named after how monkeys, such as the rhesus macaque, particularly enjoy eating this fruit.

Pronunciation

Noun

獼猴桃

  1. kiwi fruit; Chinese gooseberry

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 獼猴桃 (“kiwi fruit”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 獼猴桃
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 奇異果
Harbin 圓棗子
Singapore 奇異果
Southwestern Mandarin Guiyang 楊桃, 狗卵蛋, 狗卵子, 馬屎坨, 馬屎坨坨
Cantonese Guangzhou 奇異果
Hong Kong 奇異果, 奇偉果
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 奇異果
Sarikei (Xinhui) kiwi
Gan Pengze 洋勞畫
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 奇異果
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 奇異果
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 奇異果
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 奇異果
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 奇異果
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 奇異果
Huizhou Jixi 楊桃
Northern Min Wuyishan 毛冬瓜
Southern Min Tainan 猴頭果
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 奇異果
Wu Shanghai 獼猴桃
Xiang Changsha 楊桃

Descendants

  • → Uyghur: مىخۇتاۋ (mixutaw)
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