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荸薺
荸薺
See also: 荸荠
Chinese
| water chestnut | water chestnut; Capsella bursa pastoris | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (荸薺) | 荸 | 薺 | |
| simp. (荸荠) | 荸 | 荠 | |
Noun
荸薺
- Eleocharis dulcis, Chinese water chestnut
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 荸薺 (“Chinese water chestnut”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | 鳧茈、鳧茨 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 荸薺 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 荸薺 |
| Taiwan | 荸薺 | |
| Jinan | 荸薺 | |
| Xi'an | 荸薺 | |
| Wuhan | 荸薺 | |
| Chengdu | 慈菇兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 荸薺 | |
| Hefei | 蒲球 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 馬蹄 |
| Hong Kong | 馬蹄 | |
| Taishan | 馬薺 | |
| Yangjiang | 馬蹄子 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 荸救 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 馬薺、馬蹄 |
| Xingning | 馬薺 | |
| Huidong (Huizhou) | 馬薺、馬蹄 | |
| Xiaosanjiang | 馬蹄 | |
| Changting | 馬薺 | |
| Pingyu | 馬薺 | |
| Wuping | 馬薺 | |
| Liancheng | 馬薺 | |
| Ninghua | 馬薺 | |
| Yudu | 馬薺、馬薺子 | |
| Ruijin | 馬薺 | |
| Shicheng | 馬薺 | |
| Shangyou | 荸薺 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 馬薺 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 馬薺 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 馬薺 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 馬薺、脆薯 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 馬薺 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 馬薺 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 荸薺 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 莓薺 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 莓薺 |
| Min Nan | Quanzhou | 馬薺 |
| Xiamen | 馬薺 | |
| Zhangzhou | 田藕 | |
| Taipei | 馬薺 | |
| Chaozhou | 錢蔥 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 荸薺 |
| Wenzhou | 荸薺 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 荸薺、荸薺子、慈菇子 |
| Shuangfeng | 慈菇子 | |