多尼

Chinese

		many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-	Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
trad. (多尼)		多	尼
simp. #(多尼)		多	尼
alternative forms		刀蓮／刀莲

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to-nî

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to-nî
    • Tâi-lô: to-nî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doinii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/

Noun

多尼

1. (Hokkien) rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 桃金娘 (“rose myrtle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		桃金娘
Taxonomic name		桃金娘
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	桃金娘
Cantonese	Guangzhou	棯仔, 崗棯
	Hong Kong	崗棯
Hakka	Hong Kong	棯仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	多𬂌
	Fuqing	多𬂌
Southern Min	Xiamen	山多尼, 多尼
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	丁尼
	Zhangzhou	多尼