菱角

Chinese

		Trapa natans; water caltrop	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (菱角)		菱	角
simp. ^#(菱角)		菱	角

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): língjiao, língjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ, ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ling⁴ gok³ / ling⁴ gok^3-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): len³ gok^1-4* / len³ gok^1-4
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lìn-kok

(Meixian, Guangdong): lin² gog⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): ling¹ jyeh⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): lèng-gáe̤k / lìng-gáe̤k
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lêng-kak

(Teochew, Peng'im): noi⁵ gag⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶lin-koq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lin² go⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: língjiao
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: língjiåo
  - Wade–Giles: ling²-chiao⁵
  - Yale: líng-jyau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ling.jiau
  - Palladius: линцзяо (linczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: língjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: língjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ling²-chiao³
  - Yale: líng-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingjeau
  - Palladius: линцзяо (linczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ gok³ / ling⁴ gok^3-2
  - Yale: lìhng gok / lìhng gók
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ gok⁸ / ling⁴ gok^8-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ gog³ / ling⁴ gog^3-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/, /lɪŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: len³ gok^1-4* / len³ gok^1-4
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /len²² kɔk̚³³⁻²¹⁵/, /len²² kɔk̚³³⁻²¹/
Hakka
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìn-kok
  - Hakka Romanization System: lin^ˇ gog^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lin² gog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /lin¹¹ kok̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lin² gog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /lin¹¹ kɔk̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ling¹ jyeh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /liŋ¹¹ t͡ɕyəʔ²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lèng-gáe̤k / lìng-gáe̤k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋɔyʔ²⁴/, /l̃iŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋɔyʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-kak
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengkag
  - IPA (Singapore): /leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: noi⁵ gag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nôi kak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /noi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kak̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶lin-koq
  - MiniDict: lin^去 koh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lin-koq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lin²² koʔ⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: lin² go⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin¹³ ko²⁴/

Noun

菱角

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 菱角 (“water caltrop”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		菱角, 菱
Taxonomic name		菱
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	菱角
	Taiwan	菱角
	Chifeng	菱角
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	菱角
	Harbin	菱角
	Shenyang	菱角
	Singapore	菱角
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	菱角, 烏菱, 老烏菱
	Tangshan	菱角
	Cangzhou	菱角兒
	Baoding	老菱角, 菱角
	Shijiazhuang	菱角
	Jinan	菱角
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	菱角
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	菱角
	Zhengzhou	菱角
	Xi'an	菱角兒
	Xining	菱角
	Xuzhou	菱角
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	菱角
	Lanzhou	菱角
	Ürümqi	菱角
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	菱角
	Chongqing	菱角兒
	Wuhan	菱角
	Guiyang	菱角
	Kunming	菱角
	Guilin	菱角
	Liuzhou	菱角
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	菱角, 老菱
	Yangzhou	菱角, 菱, 老菱
	Nantong	菱角
	Hefei	菱角
Cantonese	Guangzhou	菱角
	Hong Kong	菱角
	Taishan	菱角
Gan	Lichuan	菱角
Gan	Pingxiang	菱角
Hakka	Meixian	菱角
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	羊角仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	菱角
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	羊角仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	羊角
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	羊角仔, 羊角
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	菱角
Huizhou	Jixi	菱角
Huizhou	Shexian	菱角
Jin	Taiyuan	菱角
	Xinzhou	菱角兒
	Linhe	菱角
	Jining	菱角
	Hohhot	菱角
	Zhangjiakou	菱角
	Handan	菱角
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	菱角
Southern Min	Xiamen	菱角
	Tainan	菱角
	Singapore (Hokkien)	菱角
	Singapore (Teochew)	菱角
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	菱角
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	菱角
Wu	Shanghai	菱
	Shanghai (Chongming)	菱
	Suzhou	菱
	Hangzhou	老菱
	Ningbo	菱
	Wenzhou	黃菱
	Jinhua	菱角
Xiang	Changsha	菱角
Xiang	Loudi	菱角子

Dialectal synonyms of 陀螺 (“spinning top”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		陀螺
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	漢奸
	Taiwan	陀螺
	Singapore	陀螺
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	地轉轉兒, 地轉子, 牛牛兒, 牛牛, 賤皮子
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	格螺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	地陀, 下流胚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	牛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	擰螺, 定螺, 陀螺, 車乜
	Hong Kong	陀螺
	Taishan	菱角, 擰螺
Gan	Nanchang	陀螺
Hakka	Xingning	抽車哩
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	奇樂
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	極樂仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	極樂仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	極樂
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	獨樂
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	缺樂
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	獨樂
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	獨樂
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	極樂仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	極樂
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	極樂仔, 極樂
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	極樂, 矸轆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	摔
Huizhou	Jixi	賤鞭螺
Jin	Xinzhou	猴兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	榛迷
Southern Min	Xiamen	矸轆
	Quanzhou	矸轆
	Zhangzhou	矸螺
	Zhao'an	摔
	Taipei	矸轆
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	矸轆
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	矸轆
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	矸轆
	Kaohsiung	矸轆
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	矸轆
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	矸轆
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	矸轆
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	矸轆
	Yilan	矸轆
	Yilan (Luodong)	矸轆
	Yilan (Toucheng)	矸轆
	Changhua (Lukang)	矸轆
	Changhua (Yongjing)	矸轆
	Taichung	矸轆
	Tainan	矸轆
	Tainan (Anping)	矸轆
	Hsinchu	矸轆
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	矸轆
	Kinmen	矸轆
	Penghu (Magong)	矸轆, 柴佛
	Penghu (Xiyu)	矸轆
	Manila (Hokkien)	矸轆
	Longyan	陀螺
	Haikou	牛六
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	陀螺
Xiang	Changsha	得螺
Xiang	Loudi	地擂公

Derived terms

菱角湖 (Língjiaohú)
菱角磨作雞頭 / 菱角磨作鸡头
鐵菱角 / 铁菱角

Proper noun

菱角

(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Lingjiao (a town in Wuxi, Chongqing, China, formerly a township)