秋葵

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	sunflower
trad. (秋葵)		秋	葵
simp. ^#(秋葵)		秋	葵

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiūkuí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡㄎㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ kwai⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiu-kûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiūkuí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡㄎㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cioukuéi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiu¹-kʻuei²
  - Yale: chyōu-kwéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioukwei
  - Palladius: цюкуй (cjukuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau¹ kwai⁴
  - Yale: chāu kwàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ kwai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ kuei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-kûi
  - Tâi-lô: tshiu-kuî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'kuii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kui²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu³³ kui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kui¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²³/

Noun

秋葵

okra; ladies' fingers

Synonyms

黃秋葵／黄秋葵 (huángqiūkuí)
秋葵莢／秋葵荚 (qiūkuíjiá)

Dialectal synonyms of 秋葵 (“okra; ladies' fingers”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		秋葵
Taxonomic name		秋葵
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	秋葵
	Malaysia	羊角豆
	Singapore	羊角豆
Cantonese	Hong Kong	秋葵
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	龍角豆, 蝓豆
Hakka	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	龍角豆, 蝓豆
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	角豆
Southern Min	Singapore (Hokkien)	羊角豆, 角豆, 黏豆