蛇果
Chinese
| phonetic | fruit; result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (蛇果) |
蛇 | 果 | |
Etymology
Short for 地厘蛇果, from Cantonese 地厘蛇 (dei6 lei4-1 se4) + 果 (gwo2, “fruit”); the first element is borrowed from English delicious.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shéguǒ
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shéguǒ
- Wade–Giles: shê2-kuo3
- Yale: shé-gwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherguoo
- Palladius: шэго (šɛgo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: se4 gwo2
- Yale: sèh gwó
- Cantonese Pinyin: se4 gwo2
- Guangdong Romanization: sé4 guo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛː²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
蛇果
- Red Delicious (variety of apple)