龍葵
Chinese
| dragon; imperial; surname | sunflower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (龍葵) | 龍 | 葵 | |
| simp. (龙葵) | 龙 | 葵 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lóngkuí
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lóngkuéi
- Wade–Giles: lung2-kʻuei2
- Yale: lúng-kwéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longkwei
- Palladius: лункуй (lunkuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lung4 kwai4
- Yale: lùhng kwàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: lung4 kwai4
- Guangdong Romanization: lung4 kuei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ²¹ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
龍葵
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 龍葵 (“black nightshade”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 龍葵 | |
| Taxonomic name | 龍葵 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 黑星星兒, 涼涼茄兒 |
| Taiwan | 龍葵 | |
| Harbin | 黑星星 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 烏鈕草, 烏姑草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 烏鈕草, 烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 烏子菜, 烏點葵 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 烏點規, 五提茄, 七粒紐 |
| Taipei | 烏子仔菜 GT, 烏子仔草 GT, 烏鬼仔菜 GT, 烏刺茄 GT, 烏仔菜 GT, 烏子茄 GT | |
| Tainan | 烏甜仔菜 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | |