烏𪐞子

Chinese

		a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void		child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (烏𪐞子)		烏	𪐞	子
simp. (乌𪐞子)		乌	𪐞	子

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vû-tu-chṳ́

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vû-tu-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: vu´ du zii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vu¹ du⁴ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

Noun

烏𪐞子

1. (Taiwanese Hakka) black nightshade (fruit)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 龍葵 (“black nightshade”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		龍葵
Taxonomic name		龍葵
Mandarin	Beijing	黑星星兒, 涼涼茄兒
	Taiwan	龍葵
	Harbin	黑星星
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	烏鈕草, 烏𪐞子
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	烏鈕草, 烏姑草, 烏𪐞子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	烏鈕草, 烏鈕仔草, 烏𪐞子
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	烏子菜, 烏點葵
Southern Min	Xiamen	烏點規, 五提茄, 七粒紐
	Taipei	烏子仔菜 GT, 烏子仔草 GT, 烏鬼仔菜 GT, 烏刺茄 GT, 烏仔菜 GT, 烏子茄 GT
	Tainan	烏甜仔菜
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)