鳥結糖
Chinese
| phonetic | sugar; sweets; candy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鳥結糖) | 鳥結 | 糖 | |
| simp. (鸟结糖) | 鸟结 | 糖 | |
Etymology
From English nougat + Chinese 糖 (táng, “sweets; candy”), via Cantonese. Cognate with Shanghainese 牛軋糖 / 牛轧糖 (6gnieu-gaq8-daon6).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): niu5 git3 tong4-2 / niu5-1 git3 tong4-2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5gniau-ciq7-daon6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niǎojiétáng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niǎojiétáng
- Wade–Giles: niao3-chieh2-tʻang2
- Yale: nyǎu-jyé-táng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaujyetarng
- Palladius: няоцзетан (njaoczetan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: niu5 git3 tong4-2 / niu5-1 git3 tong4-2
- Yale: níuh git tóng / nīu git tóng
- Cantonese Pinyin: niu5 git8 tong4-2 / niu5-1 git8 tong4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: niu5 gid3 tong4-2 / niu5-1 gid3 tong4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /niːu̯¹³ kiːt̚³ tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /niːu̯¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
鳥結糖
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 牛軋糖 (“nougat”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牛軋糖 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鳥結糖 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牛軋糖 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牛筋糖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牛筋糖, 牛軋糖 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牛軋糖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牛筋糖, 牛軋糖 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牛軋糖 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 牛軋糖, 鳥結糖 |