笑口棗
Chinese
| laugh; smile | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | jujube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (笑口棗) | 笑 | 口 | 棗 | |
| simp. (笑口枣) | 笑 | 口 | 枣 | |
| Literally: “jujube with a smiling mouth”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàokǒuzǎo [Phonetic: xiàokóuzǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄗㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàokǒuzǎo
- Wade–Giles: hsiao4-kʻou3-tsao3
- Yale: syàu-kǒu-dzǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawkooutzao
- Palladius: сяокоуцзао (sjaokouczao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu3 hau2 zou2
- Yale: siu háu jóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu3 hau2 dzou2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu3 heo2 zou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³³ hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
笑口棗
- (chiefly Cantonese) deep-fried sesame cookie ball (Classifier: 粒 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 開口笑 (“deep-fried sesame cookie ball”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 開口笑 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 開口兒笑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 開口棗 |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 開口棗 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 笑口棗, 開口棗, 坼口棗 |
| Hong Kong | 笑口棗 | |
| Dongguan | 笑口棗 | |
| Nanning | 開口棗 | |
| Nanning (Tanka) | 開口棗 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 笑棗, 開口笑 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 開口棗 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 開口笑 |
| Hangzhou | 開口笑 | |
| Wenzhou | 開口笑, 麻球 | |