芒吉

Chinese

		Miscanthus sinensis	lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)
trad. (芒吉)		芒	吉
simp. #(芒吉)		芒	吉
alternative forms		莽吉 夢吉／梦吉 夢挾／梦挟

Etymology

From Malay manggis.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): māng-git / māng-gek / bâng-keh / bâng-kit / bâng-nge̍h

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mang¹ hig⁸

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māng-git
    • Tâi-lô: māng-git
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maxnggid
    • IPA (Penang): /maŋ²¹ ɡit̚³/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māng-gek
    • Tâi-lô: māng-gik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maxnggeg
    • IPA (Penang): /maŋ²¹ ɡek̚³/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâng-keh
    • Tâi-lô: bâng-keh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bangkeq
    • IPA (Singapore): /baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ keʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâng-kit
    • Tâi-lô: bâng-kit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bangkid
    • IPA (Singapore): /baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kit̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâng-nge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: bâng-nge̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bangngeh
    • IPA (Singapore): /baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ŋeʔ⁴³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mang¹ hig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mang hi̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ³³⁻²³ hik̚⁴/

Note: Johor Bahru.

Noun

芒吉

1. (Penang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, Johor Bahru Teochew, Pontianak Teochew) mangosteen

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 山竹 (“mangosteen”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		山竹, 莽吉柿
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	山竹
	Singapore	山竹
Cantonese	Hong Kong	山竹
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	山竹子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	山竹
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	山竹
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	山竹
	Móng Cái	山竹
Hakka	Senai (Huiyang)	山竹
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	芒吉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	芒吉, 山竹
	Chaozhou	山竹
	Shantou	山竹
	Jieyang	山竹
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	芒吉
	Pontianak (Teochew)	芒吉