顛茄

Chinese

		crazy; deranged	eggplant
trad. (顛茄)		顛	茄
simp. (颠茄)		颠	茄
alternative forms		癲茄／癫茄
Literally: “crazy eggplant”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diānqié

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): din¹ ke^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diānqié
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diancié
    • Wade–Giles: tien¹-chʻieh²
    • Yale: dyān-chyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianchye
    • Palladius: дяньце (djanʹce)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: din¹ ke^4-2
    • Yale: dīn ké
    • Cantonese Pinyin: din¹ ke^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: din¹ ké^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn⁵⁵ kʰɛː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

顛茄

1. belladonna (Atropa belladonna)

Derived terms

• 顛茄鹼／颠茄碱 (diānqiéjiǎn)