Chinese

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to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
fruit; result
simp. and trad.
(生果)
alternative forms 青果 Teochew

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • cên1 guê2 - Jieyang;
  • cên1 guên2 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chaoyang;
  • cên1 guain2 - Shantou.

    Noun

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    生果

    1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) fruit (as food)
      生果小姐 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
      生果小姐 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
      hou2 leng3 saang1 gwo2. maai5 di1 laa1, siu2 ze2. [Jyutping]
      Very nice fruits. Buy a few, miss.

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    Japanese

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    Kanji in this term
    せい
    Grade: 1

    Grade: 4
    on'yomi

    Etymology

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    Probably from Middle Chinese compound 生果 (sraeng kwaX, literally fresh, raw + fruit).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (せい)() (seikaせいくわ (seikwa)?

    1. raw fruit, fresh fruit

    References

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    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN