顛茄

Chinese

	crazy; deranged	eggplant
trad. (顛茄)	顛	茄
simp. (颠茄)	颠	茄
alternative forms	癲茄／癫茄
Literally: “crazy eggplant”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diānqié

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢㄑㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): din¹ ke^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diānqié
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢㄑㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diancié
  - Wade–Giles: tien¹-chʻieh²
  - Yale: dyān-chyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianchye
  - Palladius: дяньце (djanʹce)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: din¹ ke^4-2
  - Yale: dīn ké
  - Cantonese Pinyin: din¹ ke^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: din¹ ké^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn⁵⁵ kʰɛː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

顛茄

belladonna (Atropa belladonna)

Derived terms

顛茄鹼／颠茄碱 (diānqiéjiǎn)

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