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枸杞

枸杞

Chinese

		Lycium chinense; Citrus medica; Acgle sepiaria	(willow); name of a feudal state
simp. and trad. (枸杞)		枸	杞

wolfberry

Noun

枸杞

(Chinese) wolfberry (the plant)

Derived terms

枸杞子 ‎(gǒuqǐzi, “wolfberry (the fruit)”)
English: goji berry

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枸	杞
く Hyōgaiji	こ Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

枸杞 ‎(hiragana くこ, katakana クコ, romaji kuko)

wolfberry

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǒuqǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² gei²
Min Nan (POJ): kó͘-kí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒuqǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouchii
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² gei²
  - Yale: gáu géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² gei²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kei̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-kí
  - Tâi-lô: kóo-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofkie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴¹/