落葵
Chinese
| to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | sunflower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (落葵) | 落 | 葵 | |
| simp. #(落葵) | 落 | 葵 | |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why "fall/drop/leave behind"?”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: luòkuí
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: luòkuéi
- Wade–Giles: lo4-kʻuei2
- Yale: lwò-kwéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohkwei
- Palladius: локуй (lokuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lok6 kwai4
- Yale: lohk kwàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: lok9 kwai4
- Guangdong Romanization: log6 kuei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːk̚² kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
落葵
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 落葵 (“Malabar spinach”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 蔠葵, 蘩露 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 落葵 | |
| Taxonomic name | 落葵 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 皇宮菜 |
| Singapore | 帝皇菜 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 軟漿葉, 軟漿子 |
| Guiyang | 木耳菜, 貓耳朵菜 | |
| Liuzhou | 藤菜 | |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 藤菜 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 木耳菜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 潺菜, 藤菜 |
| Hong Kong | 潺菜 | |
| Dongguan | 藤線菜, 潺菜 | |
| Nanning | 藤菜 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 木耳菜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 藤菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 紫角葉 |
| Suzhou | 紫草葉, 紫葛葉 | |
| Hangzhou | 木耳菜 | |
| Wenzhou | 木耳菜 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 木耳菜 |