葡提子

Chinese

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Etymology

From 菩提子 (pou⁴ tai⁴ zi², “bodhi-seeds, or beads”), due to the shape resemblance (Zhao, 2006), and possibly also due to it being a near-homophone of 葡萄 (pou⁴ tou⁴, “grape”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): pou⁴ tai⁴ zi²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): pu³ hai³ du²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁴ tai⁴ zi²
  - Yale: pòuh tàih jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴ tai⁴ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴ tei⁴ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: pu³ hai³ du²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu²² hai²² tu⁵⁵/

Noun

葡提子

(Cantonese) grape (Classifier: 粒 c; 抽 c)

Synonyms

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