五斂子

Chinese

		five	arrange; control oneself; gather	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (五斂子)		五	斂	子
simp. (五敛子)		五	敛	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔliǎnzǐ, wǔliànzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄗˇ, ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ lim⁵ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-liām-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔliǎnzǐ [Phonetic: wúliánzǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔliǎnzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-lien³-tzŭ³
  - Yale: wǔ-lyǎn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuleantzyy
  - Palladius: уляньцзы (uljanʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔliànzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔliànzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-lien⁴-tzŭ³
  - Yale: wǔ-lyàn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuulianntzyy
  - Palladius: уляньцзы (uljanʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ lim⁵ zi²
  - Yale: ńgh líhm jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ lim⁵ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ lim⁵ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ liːm¹³ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-liām-chí
  - Tâi-lô: ngóo-liām-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngofliaxmcie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liam²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liam⁴¹⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liam²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liam³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liam³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

Noun

五斂子

star fruit; carambola

Synonyms

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楊桃 / 杨桃 (yángtáo)
楊梅桃 / 杨梅桃 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
銚芅 / 铫芅

Dialectal synonyms of 楊桃 (“star fruit”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		楊桃, 五斂子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	楊桃
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	楊桃
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	楊桃
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	楊桃
Cantonese	Guangzhou	楊桃
	Hong Kong	楊桃
	Taishan	楊桃
	Dongguan	楊桃
Hakka	Meixian	楊桃
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	楊桃 sweet, 三稔 sour
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	楊桃
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	楊桃
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	楊桃
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	楊桃
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	楊桃
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	楊桃
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	楊桃
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	楊桃
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	楊桃
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	楊桃
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	楊桃
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	楊桃
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	楊桃
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	楊桃
Southern Min	Xiamen	楊桃
	Quanzhou	風鼓
	Jinjiang	風鼓
	Hui'an	風鼓
	Zhao'an	楊桃
	Taipei	楊桃, 磟碡
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	磟碡
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	磟碡
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	楊桃
	Kaohsiung	楊桃
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	楊桃
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	楊桃
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	楊桃
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	楊桃
	Yilan	楊桃
	Yilan (Luodong)	楊桃
	Yilan (Toucheng)	楊桃
	Changhua (Lukang)	楊桃
	Changhua (Yongjing)	楊桃
	Taichung	楊桃
	Tainan	楊桃
	Tainan (Anping)	楊桃
	Hsinchu	楊桃
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	楊桃
	Kinmen	楊桃
	Penghu (Magong)	楊桃
	Penghu (Xiyu)	楊桃
	Penang (Hokkien)	楊桃
	Singapore (Hokkien)	楊桃
	Leizhou	楊桃
	Maoming (Xiadong, Dianbai)	五斂
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	三稔
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	三稔
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	楊桃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	斂	子
ご Grade: 1	れん Hyōgai	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごれんし [gòréꜜǹshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɾẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

五(ご)斂(れん)子(し) • (gorenshi)

synonym of スターフルーツ (“star fruit”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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