茄子

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A purple eggplant which has been sliced in half, showing the inside. The flesh surrounding the seeds is already beginning to oxidize and turn brown just minutes after slicing.

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[edit] Cantonese

simpl. and trad.

[edit] Etymology

From ("eggplant," "aubergine") + (a suffix).

[edit] Noun

茄子 (traditional and simplified, Jyutping ke4*2 zi2)

  1. eggplant; aubergine

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term

[edit] Etymology

なすび from なつ(の)み "summer fruit"

[edit] Noun

茄子 (hiragana なす, romaji nasu)
茄子 (hiragana なすび, romaji nasubi)

  1. eggplant

[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

[edit] Etymology

  • From ("eggplant," "aubergine") + (a suffix).

[edit] Noun

茄子 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin qiézi)

  1. eggplant; aubergine
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