葡提子
Chinese
grape (葡萄) | phonetic | seed; bead | ||
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trad. (葡提子) | 葡 | 提 | 子 | |
simp. #(葡提子) | 葡 | 提 | 子 | |
alternative forms | 菩提子 |
Etymology
From 菩提子 (pou4 tai4 zi2, “bodhi-seeds, or beads”), due to the shape resemblance (Zhao, 2006), and possibly also due to it being a near-homophone of 葡萄 (pou4 tou4, “grape”).
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 葡萄 (“grape”) [map]
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