百香果
Chinese
| hundred | fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular |
fruit; result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (百香果) | 百 | 香 | 果 | |
| simp. #(百香果) | 百 | 香 | 果 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English passion fruit + 果 (guǒ, “fruit”). First used in Taiwan in 1960.
Pronunciation
百香果
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 百香果 (“passion fruit”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西番蓮果, 百香果, 西番果 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 百香果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 百香果, 雞蛋果 |
| Hong Kong | 熱情果 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 時計果1, 時計果2 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 時計果2, 時鐘墜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 百香果, 時計果1, 時計果2 | |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 百香果 |
| Kaohsiung | 時計果1 | |
| Yilan | 番仔𡳞脬 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 時計果1 | |
| Taichung | 時計果1 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 時計果1 | |
| Tainan | 時計果1 | |
| Taitung | 時計果1 | |
| Hsinchu | 百香果 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 時計果1 | |
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