五提茄

Chinese

		five	to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)	eggplant
trad. (五提茄)		五	提	茄
simp. #(五提茄)		五	提	茄

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gō͘-thê-kiô

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-thê-kiô
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-thê-kiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxte'kiooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰe²⁴⁻²² kio²⁴/

Noun

五提茄

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 龍葵 (“black nightshade”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		龍葵
Taxonomic name		龍葵
Mandarin	Beijing	黑星星兒, 涼涼茄兒
	Taiwan	龍葵
	Harbin	黑星星
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	烏鈕草, 烏姑草, 烏𪐞子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	烏鈕草, 烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	烏子菜, 烏點葵
Southern Min	Xiamen	烏點規, 五提茄, 七粒紐
	Taipei	烏子仔菜 GT, 烏子仔草 GT, 烏鬼仔菜 GT, 烏刺茄 GT, 烏仔菜 GT, 烏子茄 GT
	Tainan	烏甜仔菜
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)