愛玉子

Chinese

		Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (愛玉子)		愛玉	子
simp. (爱玉子)		爱玉	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àiyùzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄩˋ ㄗˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ài-gio̍k-chí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àiyùzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄩˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àiyùzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-yü⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: ài-yù-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayyuhtzyy
    • Palladius: айюйцзы (ajjujczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-gio̍k-chí
    • Tâi-lô: ài-gio̍k-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'giogcie
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴¹/

Noun

愛玉子

1. fruit of Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang

Synonyms

• (Taiwanese Hokkien) 薁蕘／薁荛, 玉子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	玉	子
あい Grade: 4	ぎょく Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あいぎょ​くし [àígyóꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠iɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

愛(あい)玉(ぎょく)子(し) or 愛玉子(アイギョクシ) • (aigyokushi) ^{←あいぎよくし (aigyokusi)?}

1. Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アイギョクシ.