秋葵

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	sunflower
trad. (秋葵)		秋	葵
simp. #(秋葵)		秋	葵

秋葵

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiūkuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ kwai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiu-kûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiūkuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cioukuéi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu¹-kʻuei²
    • Yale: chyōu-kwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chioukwei
    • Palladius: цюкуй (cjukuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ kwai⁴
    • Yale: chāu kwàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ kwai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ kuei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-kûi
    • Tâi-lô: tshiu-kuî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'kuii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu³³ kui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kui²³/

Noun

秋葵

1. okra; ladies' fingers

Synonyms

• 黃秋葵／黄秋葵 (huángqiūkuí)
• 秋葵莢／秋葵荚 (qiūkuíjiá)
• 羊角豆 (yángjiǎodòu)
• (Hokkien) 角豆