五代同堂

Chinese

		five	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (五代同堂)		五	代	同	堂

Etymology

The plant gained its name because its fruit has usually five tips.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔdàitóngtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ doi⁶ tung⁴ tong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdàitóngtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔdàitóngtáng
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tai⁴-tʻung²-tʻang²
    • Yale: wǔ-dài-túng-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuudaytorngtarng
    • Palladius: удайтунтан (udajtuntan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ doi⁶ tung⁴ tong⁴
    • Yale: ńgh doih tùhng tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ doi⁶ tung⁴ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ doi⁶ tung⁴ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ tɔːi̯²² tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

五代同堂

1. nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)