榧子

Chinese

		Torreya grandis	seed
trad. (榧子)		榧	子
simp. #(榧子)		榧	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fěizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fei² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fěizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fěizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: fei³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: fěi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feei.tzy
    • Palladius: фэйцзы (fɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fei² zi²
    • Yale: féi jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fei² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: féi² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

榧子

1. seed of the Chinese nutmeg yew

   • 日食榧子七顆，滿七日，蟲皆化為水也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     日食榧子七颗，满七日，虫皆化为水也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Compendium of Materia Medica [Bencao Gangmu], by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE

     Rì shí fěizǐ qī kē, mǎn qī rì, chóng jiē huà wèi shuǐ yě. [Pinyin]

     Consume daily seven seeds of the nutmeg yew. After seven days, the worms will turn into liquid.

   • 《送鄭戶曹賦席上果得榧子》 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     《送郑户曹赋席上果得榧子》 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 蘇軾 (Su Shi), 《送鄭戶曹賦席上果得榧子》

     “sòng zhèng hù cáo fù xí shàng guǒ dé fěizǐ” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. noise made by snapping the fingers

Derived terms

• 打榧子 (dǎ fěizi)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
榧	子

Noun

榧子 • (bija) (hangeul 비자)

1. Hanja form^? of 비자 (“torreya nut”).