枸杞子
Chinese
| Chinese wolfberry | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (枸杞子) |
枸杞 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuqǐzǐ [Phonetic: góuqízǐ]
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǒucǐzǐh
- Wade–Giles: kou3-chʻi3-tzŭ3
- Yale: gǒu-chǐ-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouchiitzyy
- Palladius: гоуцицзы (gouciczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 gei2 zi2
- Yale: gáu géi jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 gei2 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 géi2 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
Noun
枸杞子
- wolfberry (the fruit, the berry); goji berry (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 枸杞子 (“wolfberry; goji berry”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 枸杞子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 枸杞子 |
| Singapore | 枸杞子 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 枸杞子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 枸杞子 |
| Xining | 枸杞子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 枸杞子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 杞子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 杞子 |
| Hong Kong | 杞子 | |
| Taishan | 杞子 | |
| Dongguan | 杞子 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 枸杞子 |
| Lichuan | 枸杞子 | |
| Pingxiang | 枸杞子 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 杞子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 枸杞子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 枸杞杞 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 枸杞子 |
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 枸 | 杞 | 子 |
| く Hyōgai |
こ Hyōgai |
し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | on'yomi |
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 枸杞子 (gǒuqǐzǐ). By surface analysis 枸杞 (kuko) + 子 (shi).
Noun
枸杞子 • (kukoshi)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried wolfberry; goji berry used in medicine
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 枸 | 杞 | 子 |
Noun
枸杞子 • (gugija) (hangeul 구기자)