開心果
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See also: 开心果
Chinese[edit]
fruit; result | |||
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trad. (開心果) | 開心 | 果 | |
simp. (开心果) | 开心 | 果 | |
Literally: “happy nut”. |
Etymology[edit]
Said to be thus called from the shape resemblance to a smiling face. Alternatively, it may be a literal interpretation of 開心 (“to open the heart”), since most pistachio nuts dehisce, or pop open as they mature.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
開心果
- pistachio (nut)
- (figurative) someone or something that makes people laugh, especially a lively and humorous person who keeps the group dynamic fun; barrel of laughs; life of the party