愛玉
Chinese
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like |
jade | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (愛玉) | 愛 | 玉 | |
| simp. (爱玉) | 爱 | 玉 | |
Etymology
Supposedly after the name of the daughter of the Taiwanese businessman who sold drinks with the jelly in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
愛玉
- [[Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang|Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang]] (a variety of creeping fig)
- Short for 愛玉冰／爱玉冰 (àiyùbīng) or 愛玉凍／爱玉冻 (àiyùdòng)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 薜荔 (“creeping fig; climbing fig”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薜荔, 木蓮 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 愛玉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薁蕘, 風不動 |
| Quanzhou | 栟枹 | |
| Zhangzhou | 栟枹 | |
| Taipei | 薁蕘 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 薁蕘 | |
| Kaohsiung | 薁蕘 | |
| Yilan | 薁蕘 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 薁蕘 | |
| Taichung | 薁蕘 | |
| Tainan | 子仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 薁蕘, 栟枹 | |
| Kinmen | 薁蕘 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 薁蕘 | |
| Leizhou | 甜泡 | |
| Note | Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. | |
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