貢糖

Chinese

		tribute; gifts	sugar; sweets; candy
trad. (貢糖)		貢	糖
simp. (贡糖)		贡	糖
alternative forms		摃糖／𫼱糖

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• The candy was given as tributes to the emperor.
• The candy is made by pounding, 摃／𫼱 (kòng) in Min Nan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòngtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòng-thn̂g

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòngtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòngtáng
    • Wade–Giles: kung⁴-tʻang²
    • Yale: gùng-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonqtarng
    • Palladius: гунтан (guntan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòng-thn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: kòng-thn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korngt'ngg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰŋ̍²³/

Noun

貢糖

1. a type of peanut candy originating in southern Fujian