蘋果

See also: 苹果

Chinese

	phonetic	fruit
trad. (蘋果)	蘋	果
simp. (苹果)	苹	果
alternative forms	蓬果 (phōng-kó; phông-; pông-) Min Nan 頻果／频果 nonstandard

Etymology

From abbreviation of the Sanskrit transcription 頻婆 + native Chinese 果 (“fruit”).

A 艹 (“grass”) radical was added to 頻 to make its meaning more apparent. See 頻婆 for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): píngguǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pin² go³

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): píngguo

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): píngǒ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ping⁴ gwo²

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): peang⁴ go²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): pen³ go²

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): ping⁴ go²
Gan (Wiktionary): 'pin² guo³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): phìn-kó

(Meixian, Guangdong): pin² guo³
Jin (Wiktionary): ping¹ gue²
Northern Min (KCR): pěng-guǎ
Eastern Min (BUC): bìng-guō
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bing² gor³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): phêng-kó / phêng-kó͘ / phiâng-kó / phiâng-kó͘ / phōng-kó / phông-kó / pêng-kó / pîn-kó / pông-kó / phêng-kóe / phêng-kér

(Teochew, Peng'im): ping⁵ guê² / ping⁵ guên² / pêng⁵ guê²
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ping⁴ go²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶bin-ku₅ / ²bin-ku₃ / ²bin-kou₃ / ⁶bin₂-kou₃; ²bin-kou₃
- (Jinhua): ²pin-kuo₃
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): bin² go³

(Loudi, Wiktionary): bbin² go^3*

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): bin² go³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngguǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngguǒ
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-kuo³
  - Yale: píng-gwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngguoo
  - Palladius: пинго (pingo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    蘋果 / 苹果
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: pin² go³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pingo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin²¹ ko⁵³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: píngguo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ²⁴ kuo/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: píngǒ
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): pin² go³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰĩ²⁴ ko¹¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ gwo²
  - Yale: pìhng gwó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ gwo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ guo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: peang⁴ go²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰəŋ²¹ kɔ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: pen³ go²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰen²² kᵘɔ⁵⁵/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: ping⁴ go²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ⁴² kɔ²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'pin² guo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈpʰin²⁴ kuo²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-kó
  - Hakka Romanization System: pin^ˇ go^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pin² go³
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ ko³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: pin² guo³
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ kuo³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ping¹ gue²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰiŋ¹¹ kuɤ⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: pěng-guǎ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeiŋ²¹ kua²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bìng-guō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)ŋuo³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bing² gor³ [Phonetic: bing⁵ gor³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bíng-gô̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kɒ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bing² gor³ [Phonetic: bing⁵ gor³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kɒ³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-kó
  - Tâi-lô: phîng-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phengkoir
  - IPA (Penang): /pʰeŋ²³⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴⁵/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹² ko⁵³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /pʰeŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁴²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: phîng-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phengkor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiâng-kó
  - Tâi-lô: phiâng-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phiangkoir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiaŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiâng-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: phiâng-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phiangkor
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /pʰiaŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phōng-kó
  - Tâi-lô: phōng-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoxngkoir
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Lukang, Tainan, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phông-kó
  - Tâi-lô: phông-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phongkoir
  - IPA (Lukang): /pʰɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁵⁵/
  - IPA (Yilan): /pʰɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/
  - IPA (Tainan): /pʰɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: dated in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-kó
  - Tâi-lô: pîng-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengkoir
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁵³/
- (Hokkien: dated in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîn-kó
  - Tâi-lô: pîn-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pinkoir
  - IPA (Taipei): /pin²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pin²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: dated in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pông-kó
  - Tâi-lô: pông-kó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pongkoir
  - IPA (Taipei): /pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-kóe
  - Tâi-lô: phîng-kué
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phengkoea
  - IPA (Singapore): /pʰeŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-kér
  - Tâi-lô: phîng-kér
  - IPA (Singapore): /pʰeŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kə⁴²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ping⁵ guê² / ping⁵ guên² / pêng⁵ guê²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phîng kué / phîng kuéⁿ / phêng kué
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue⁵²/, /pʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kũẽ⁵²/, /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue⁵²/

Note: pêng5 guê2 - Jieyang.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: ping⁴ go²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ ko³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bin-ku₅
  - MiniDict: bin^去 ku^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin-ku₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²² ku⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Chongming, Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²bin-ku₃
  - MiniDict: bin^平 ku^上
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /bin²⁴ ku/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /bin²² ku⁵³/
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ²bin-kou₃
  - MiniDict: bin^平 kou^上
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /biŋ²² kəu⁵¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bin₂-kou₃; ²bin-kou₃
  - MiniDict: bin^平 kou^上; bin^平 kou^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /bin²³ kəu¹¹/, /bin²² kəu³³/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ²pin-kuo₃
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /piŋ³³ kuɤ⁵³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bin² go³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin¹³ ko⁴¹/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: bbin² go^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bin¹³ kɔ⁴²⁻¹/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: bin² go³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /b̥in¹¹ ko³³/

Noun

蘋果

apple (fruit) (Classifier: 個／个; 隻／只; 顆／颗)
蘋果籽兒／苹果籽儿 ― píngguǒ zǐr ― apple seed

蘋果核兒／苹果核儿 ― píngguǒ hér ― apple core

記得多吃蘋果哦，補充維他命。 [MSC, trad.]
记得多吃苹果哦，补充维他命。 [MSC, simp.]
Jìde duō chī píngguǒ o, bǔchōng wéitāmìng. [Pinyin]
Remember to eat more apples to get more vitamins.
short for 蘋果手機／苹果手机 (Píngguǒ shǒujī, “iPhone”) (Classifier: 部 m c; 臺／台 m)

Synonyms

(apple):

Dialectal synonyms of 蘋果 (“apple”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蘋果
Taxonomic name		蘋果
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蘋果
	Taiwan	蘋果
	Chengde	蘋果
	Chifeng	蘋果
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蘋果
	Heihe	蘋果
	Qiqihar	蘋果
	Harbin	蘋果
	Jiamusi	蘋果
	Baicheng	蘋果
	Changchun	蘋果
	Tonghua	蘋果
	Shenyang	蘋果
	Jinzhou	蘋果
	Malaysia	蘋果
	Singapore	蘋果
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蘋果
	Tangshan	蘋果
	Cangzhou	蘋果
	Baoding	蘋果
	Shijiazhuang	蘋果
	Lijin	蘋果
	Jinan	蘋果
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蘋果
	Dandong	蘋果
	Yantai	蘋果
	Yantai (Muping)	蘋果
	Qingdao	蘋果
	Zhucheng	蘋果
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蘋果
	Lingbao	蘋果
	Wanrong	蘋果
	Linfen	蘋果
	Shangqiu	蘋果
	Yuanyang	蘋果
	Zhengzhou	蘋果
	Xinyang	蘋果
	Baihe	蘋果
	Xi'an	蘋果
	Dingbian	蘋果, 果子
	Baoji	蘋果
	Tianshui	蘋果
	Xining	蘋果
	Xuzhou	蘋果
	Fuyang	蘋果
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	果子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	果子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蘋果
	Lanzhou	蘋果
	Dunhuang	蘋果
	Hami	蘋果
	Ürümqi	蘋果, 果子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蘋果
	Nanchong	蘋果
	Dazhou	蘋果
	Hanyuan	蘋果
	Xichang	蘋果
	Zigong	蘋果
	Chongqing	蘋果
	Wuhan	蘋果
	Yichang	蘋果
	Xiangyang	蘋果
	Tianmen	蘋果
	Guiyang	蘋果
	Zunyi	蘋果
	Bijie	蘋果
	Liping	蘋果
	Zhaotong	蘋果
	Dali	蘋果
	Kunming	蘋果
	Mengzi	蘋果
	Guilin	蘋果
	Liuzhou	蘋果
	Jishou	蘋果
	Changde	蘋果
	Hanzhong	蘋果
	Dagudi (Maliba)	蘋果
	Reshuitang (Longling)	蘋果
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	蘋果
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	蘋果
	Pematangsiantar	蘋果
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蘋果
	Yangzhou	蘋果
	Lianyungang	蘋果
	Lianshui	蘋果
	Nantong	蘋果
	Anqing	蘋果
	Wuhu	蘋果
	Hefei	蘋果
	Hong'an	蘋果
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蘋果
	Hong Kong	蘋果
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蘋果
	Macau	蘋果
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蘋果
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蘋果
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蘋果
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蘋果
	Foshan	蘋果
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蘋果
	Foshan (Shunde)	蘋果
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蘋果
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蘋果
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蘋果
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蘋果
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蘋果
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蘋果
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蘋果
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蘋果
	Taishan	蘋果
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蘋果
	Enping (Niujiang)	蘋果
	Heshan (Yayao)	蘋果
	Dongguan	蘋果
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蘋果
	Yangjiang	蘋果
	Nanning	蘋果
	Wuzhou	蘋果
	Baise	蘋果
	Penang (Guangfu)	蘋果
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蘋果
Gan	Nanchang	蘋果
	Pengze	蘋果
	Lichuan	蘋果
	Pingxiang	蘋果
Hakka	Meixian	蘋果
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蘋果
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蘋果
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蘋果
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蘋果
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蘋果
	Yudu	蘋果
	Ruijin	蘋果
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	林檎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	林檎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	林檎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	林檎, 蘋果
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	林檎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蘋果, 林檎
	Hong Kong	蘋果
Huizhou	Jixi	蘋果
Huizhou	Shexian	蘋果
Jin	Taiyuan	蘋果
	Yangyuan	蘋果
	Datong	蘋果
	Xinzhou	蘋果
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蘋果
	Changzhi	蘋果
	Linhe	蘋果
	Jining	蘋果
	Hohhot	蘋果
	Erenhot	蘋果
	Pingshan	蘋果
	Zhangjiakou	蘋果
	Handan	蘋果
	Linzhou	蘋果
	Suide	蘋果
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蘋果
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蘋果
Southern Min	Xiamen	蘋果
	Quanzhou	蘋果
	Zhangzhou	蘋果
	Zhangpu	蘋果
	Zhao'an	蘋果
	Taipei	瓜果
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蘋果
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	瓜果
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	林檎
	Kaohsiung	蘋果, 林檎
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蘋果, 林檎
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蘋果, 林檎
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蘋果, 林檎
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蘋果, 林檎
	Yilan	林檎, 蘋果
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蘋果, 林檎
	Changhua (Lukang)	蘋果
	Taichung	林檎, 蘋果
	Tainan	林檎, 蘋果
	Tainan (Anping)	蘋果
	Hsinchu	林檎
	Chiayi	蘋果, 林檎
	Chiayi County (Taibao)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Shuishang)	蘋果, 林檎
	Chiayi County (Zhongpu)	蘋果
	Chiayi County (Dapu)	蘋果, 林檎
	Chiayi County (Zhuqi)	蘋果, 林檎
	Chiayi County (Dalin)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Xikou)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Minxiong)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Puzi)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Liujiao)	林檎, 蘋果
	Chiayi County (Suantou)	蘋果
	Chiayi County (Fanlu)	林檎, 蘋果
	Chiayi County (Alishan)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Lucao)	蘋果
	Chiayi County (Yizhu)	蘋果
	Chiayi County (Xingang)	蘋果
	Chiayi County (Meishan)	林檎
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	蘋果
	Chiayi County (Budai)	蘋果, 林檎
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	蘋果, 林檎
	Kinmen	蘋果
	Penghu (Magong)	蘋果, 林檎
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蘋果
	Penang (Hokkien)	蘋果
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蘋果
	Manila (Hokkien)	蘋果
	Raoping	蘋果
	Singapore (Teochew)	蘋果
	Haikou	蘋果
Puxian Min	Xianyou	蘋果
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	蘋果
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蘋果
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蘋果
Wu	Shanghai	蘋果
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蘋果
	Suzhou	蘋果
	Danyang	蘋果
	Hangzhou	蘋果
	Ningbo	蘋果
	Wenzhou	蘋果
	Jinhua	蘋果
Xiang	Changsha	蘋果
	Loudi	蘋果
	Hengyang	蘋果

Derived terms

一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我 / 一日一苹果，医生远离我 (yīrì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ)
五爪蘋果 / 五爪苹果 (wǔzhuǎ píngguǒ)
每日一蘋果，醫生遠離我 / 每日一苹果，医生远离我 (měirì yī píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ)
蘋果光 / 苹果光
蘋果卷 / 苹果卷 (píngguǒjuǎn)
蘋果子姜尼 / 苹果子姜尼
蘋果批 / 苹果批
蘋果梨 / 苹果梨 (píngguǒlí)
蘋果棋 / 苹果棋 (píngguǒqí)
蘋果樹 / 苹果树 (píngguǒshù)
蘋果檨 / 苹果檨
蘋果汁 / 苹果汁 (píngguǒzhī)
蘋果派 / 苹果派 (píngguǒpài)
蘋果瓜 / 苹果瓜
蘋果綠 / 苹果绿 (píngguǒlǜ)
蘋果肌 / 苹果肌 (píngguǒjī)
蘋果臉 / 苹果脸
蘋果酒 / 苹果酒 (píngguǒjiǔ)
蘋果酸 / 苹果酸 (píngguǒsuān)
蘋果醋 / 苹果醋 (píngguǒcù)
蘋果醬 / 苹果酱
蘋果青 / 苹果青
蘋果餡餅 / 苹果馅饼 (píngguǒ xiànbǐng)
蘋果麵包 / 苹果面包
野蘋果 / 野苹果 (yěpíngguǒ)
香蕉蘋果 / 香蕉苹果

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蘋果):

→ Korean: 평과(苹果) (pyeonggwa)

Others:

Wutunhua: pigo
→ Lü: ᦘᦲᧃᧉᦷᦅ (phiin²ko)
⇒ Zhuang: makbinzgoj, makbingzgoj

Proper noun

蘋果

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Derived terms

果粉 (guǒfěn)
蘋果手機 / 苹果手机 (Píngguǒ shǒujī)

References

“蘋果”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
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