茭瓜
Chinese
| wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (茭瓜) | 茭 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(茭瓜) | 茭 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
茭瓜
- (Nanjing, Guiyang and Yangzhou Mandarin, Huizhou, Changsha Xiang) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 茭白 (“edible wild rice stem”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 茭白 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 茭白 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 茭白 |
| Xi'an | 茭白 | |
| Xining | 茭白 | |
| Xuzhou | 茭巴 | |
| Pizhou | 茭瓜子 | |
| Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 茭瓜 | |
| Donghai | 茭瓜 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 茭白 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 茭巴 |
| Guiyang | 茭瓜 | |
| Liuzhou | 茭筍 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 茭瓜, 茭白 |
| Yangzhou | 茭瓜 | |
| Baoying | 茭瓜 | |
| Taizhou | 茭瓜 | |
| Zhenjiang | 茭瓜 | |
| Lianyungang | 茭瓜 | |
| Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 茭瓜 | |
| Xuyi | 茭瓜 | |
| Nantong | 茭收, 茭瓜 | |
| Rugao | 茭瓜 | |
| Yancheng | 茭瓜 | |
| Funing | 茭瓜 | |
| Sihong | 茭瓜 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 茭筍 |
| Hong Kong | 茭筍 | |
| Dongguan | 茭筍 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 茭筍 |
| Pingxiang | 茭筍, 蘆筍 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 茭白筍, 茭筍, 茭瓜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 茭芋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 茭筍 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 茭白筍 |
| Quanzhou | 茭白筍 | |
| Jinjiang | 茭白筍, 茭特筍 | |
| Yongchun | 茭筍, 茭竹筍 | |
| Zhangzhou | 茭白筍 | |
| Leizhou | 茭筍 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 茭白 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 茭排 | |
| Suzhou | 茭白 | |
| Wuxi | 茭白 | |
| Changshu | 茭白 | |
| Nantong (Haimen) | 茭白 | |
| Changzhou | 茭白 | |
| Danyang | 茭手 | |
| Nanjing (Gaochun) | 茭筍 | |
| Hangzhou | 茭白 | |
| Ningbo | 茭白 | |
| Wenzhou | 茭筍 | |
| Jinhua | 茭筍, 茭白 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 茭瓜, 茭筍 |
| Loudi | 茭筍 | |
| Hengyang | 茭筍 | |