茄

茄 U+8304, 茄 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8304 ← 范 [U+8303] CJK Unified Ideographs 茅 → [U+8305]

Translingual

Han character

茄 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 9 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 8 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿大尸口 (TKSR), four-corner 4446₀, composition ⿱艹加)

Derived characters

• 𠸏 𣖚 𨔽 𡲢 𫅘

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1026, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30835
• Dae Jaweon: page 1485, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3198, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8304

Chinese

trad.		茄
simp. #		茄

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 茄
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (加) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
妿	*kaːl, *qaːl
賀	*ɡaːls
迦	*ka, *kal, *kraːl
茄	*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
伽	*ɡa, *ɡal
枷	*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
嘉	*kraːl
加	*kraːl
笳	*kraːl
痂	*kraːl
袈	*kraːl
跏	*kraːl
珈	*kraːl
鴐	*kraːl
架	*kraːls
駕	*kraːls
瘸	*ɡʷal

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl): semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl).

Etymology 1

Attested very rarely and late, earliest in the 59 BCE "Slave's Contract" (《僮約》) by Wang Bao (王褒) (Wang et al., 2008):

• 二月春分，……別茄披蔥。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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  二月春分，……别茄披葱。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

  From: 59 BCE,《僮約》 ("Slave's Contract") by 王褒 (Wang Bao); English translation by Wang et al. (2008)

  Èryuè chūnfēn,...... Bié qié pī cōng. [Pinyin]

  In the second month of the year, the Spring Equinox  […]  separate and transplant seedlings of eggplant and scallion.

Alves (2022) relates this to Proto-Vietic *gaː (whence Vietnamese cà), which he considers an early Chinese loanword.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qié (qie²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qie²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ke⁴ / ke^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): kie⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): qia²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khiò

  (Hailu, HRS): kio

  (Meixian, Guangdong): kio²

• Jin (Wiktionary): qie¹
• Northern Min (KCR): giô̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): giò
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gieo²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiô

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gio⁵ / giê⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ga; ⁶jia
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): jia² / jie²

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): jia²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qié
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cié
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh²
    • Yale: chyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chye
    • Palladius: це (ce)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: qie²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kie
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɛ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ke⁴ / ke^4-2
    • Yale: kèh / ké
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke⁴ / ke^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké⁴ / ké^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː²¹/, /kʰɛː²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: kie⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiɛ²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: qia²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰia²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiò
    • Hakka Romanization System: kio^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kio²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯o¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: kio
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰio⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kio²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰio¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: qie¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: giô̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiɔ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: giò
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyo⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gieo²
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gá̤u
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kieu¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gieo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kieu²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiô
    • Tâi-lô: kiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiooi
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kio²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kio²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kio¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kio²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɤ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gio⁵ / giê⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiô / kiê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kio⁵⁵/, /kie⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ga; ⁶jia
    • MiniDict: ga^去; jia^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ga; ³jjia
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɡa²³/, /d͡ʑia²³/

Note:

• 3ga - vernacular;
• 3jjia - literary.

• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: jia² / jie²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠¹³/, /t͡ɕi̯e̞¹³/

Note:

• jia2 - vernacular;
• jie2 - literary.

• (Hengyang)
  • Wiktionary: jia²
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑ̊i̯ä¹¹/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 茄
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕʰiɛ³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕʰiɛ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕʰie⁴⁵/ /t͡ɕʰye⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕʰiə⁴²/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕʰiə²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕʰiɛ⁴²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕʰiɛ²⁴/
	Xining	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕʰie⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕʰiə⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕʰiɤ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕʰie²¹³/ 新 /t͡ɕʰye²¹³/ 舊
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕʰie³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕʰie²¹/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕʰiɛ⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕʰye²⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕʰye⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕie̞¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕʰie³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ga²³/
	Suzhou	/gɑ¹³/
	Hangzhou	/d͡ʑi²¹³/ ～子 /d͡ʑiɑ²¹³/ 番～
	Wenzhou	/d͡zz̩³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰya⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/kɔ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕie¹³/ /t͡ɕia¹³/
	Xiangtan	/d͡ʑyo¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰiɑ²⁴/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰio¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/kʰio¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kʰɛ²¹/
	Nanning	/kʰɛ²¹/
	Hong Kong	/kʰɛ²¹/ /ka⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/kio³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kyo⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/kiɔ³³/ /ka⁵⁴/ 新
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kio⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/kio³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: gja

Rime
Character	茄
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	戈 (96)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	求迦切
Baxter	gja
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡiɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨa/
Li Rong	/ɡiɑ/
Wang Li	/ɡǐɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯ɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ke4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡa/, /*ɡal/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	茄	茄
Reading #	1/3	2/3
No.	5866	5867
Phonetic component	加	加
Rime group	魚	歌
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	伽	伽
Old Chinese	/*ɡa/	/*ɡal/
Notes	見僮約，揚雄賦作伽

Definitions

茄

1. (now in compounds or dialectal) eggplant; aubergine

   茄子  ―  qiézi  ―  eggplant

   茄泥  ―  qiéní  ―  mushed eggplant

   番茄  ―  fānqié  ―  tomato (literally, “foreign eggplant”)

   • 盛冬育荀，舊菜增伽（茄）。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     盛冬育荀，旧菜增伽（茄）。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Western Han dynasty, Yang Xiong (attributed),《蜀都賦》; English translation by Knechtges (2022)

     Shèng dōng yù xún, jiù cài zēng （ qié ） . [Pinyin]

     In the peak of winter bamboo shoots grow here. Among the old vegetables there is also eggplant.

2. (Cantonese) short for 番茄 (faan¹ ke^4-2, “tomato”)

   車厘茄／车厘茄 [Cantonese]  ―  ce¹ lei⁴ ke^4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  cherry tomato

   茄蛋治 [Cantonese]  ―  ke^4-2 daan^6-2 zi⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  tomato and egg sandwich

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 茄子 (“eggplant; aubergine”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		茄子
Taxonomic name		茄
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	茄子
	Taiwan	茄子
	Langfang	茄子
	Chengde	茄子
	Chifeng	茄子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	茄子
	Heihe	茄子
	Qiqihar	茄子
	Harbin	茄子
	Jiamusi	茄子
	Baicheng	茄子
	Changchun	茄子
	Tonghua	茄子
	Shenyang	茄子
	Jinzhou	茄子
	Singapore	茄子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	茄子
	Tangshan	茄子
	Cangzhou	茄子
	Baoding	茄子
	Shijiazhuang	茄子
	Lijin	茄子
	Jinan	茄子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	茄子
	Dandong	茄子
	Yantai	茄子
	Yantai (Muping)	茄子
	Qingdao	茄子
	Zhucheng	茄子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茄子
	Lingbao	茄子
	Jining	茄子
	Daming	茄子
	Wanrong	茄子
	Linfen	茄子
	Shangqiu	茄子
	Yuanyang	茄子
	Zhengzhou	茄子
	Xinyang	茄子
	Baihe	茄子
	Xi'an	茄子
	Baoji	茄子
	Yanchi	茄子
	Guyuan	茄子
	Longde	茄子
	Jingyuan	茄子
	Tianshui	茄子
	Xining	茄子, 茄兒
	Xuzhou	茄子
	Pizhou	茄子
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	茄子
	Donghai	茄子
	Fuyang	茄子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	茄子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	茄子
	Wuzhong	茄子
	Zhongwei	茄子
	Lanzhou	茄子
	Dunhuang	茄子
	Hami	茄子
	Ürümqi	茄子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	茄子
	Nanchong	茄子
	Dazhou	茄子
	Hanyuan	茄子
	Xichang	茄子
	Zigong	茄子
	Chongqing	茄子
	Wuhan	茄子
	Yichang	茄子
	Xiangyang	茄子
	Tianmen	茄子
	Guiyang	茄子
	Zunyi	茄子
	Bijie	茄子
	Liping	茄瓜
	Zhaotong	茄子
	Dali	茄子
	Kunming	茄子
	Mengzi	茄子
	Guilin	茄子
	Liuzhou	茄子
	Jishou	茄子
	Changde	茄子
	Hanzhong	茄子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	茄子
	Reshuitang (Longling)	茄子
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	茄子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	茄子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	茄子
	Yangzhou	茄子
	Baoying	茄子
	Taizhou	茄兒
	Lianyungang	茄子
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	茄子
	Lianshui	茄子
	Xuyi	茄子
	Nantong	茄兒
	Rugao	茄兒
	Yancheng	茄子
	Funing	茄子
	Sihong	茄子
	Anqing	茄子
	Wuhu	茄子
	Hefei	茄子
	Hong'an	茄子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	矮瓜, 茄瓜
	Hong Kong	矮瓜, 茄瓜, 茄子
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	矮瓜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	矮瓜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	茄仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	茄仔
	Macau	矮瓜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	矮瓜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	矮瓜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	矮瓜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	茄
	Foshan	矮瓜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	矮瓜
	Foshan (Shunde)	矮瓜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	矮瓜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	矮瓜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	矮瓜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	矮瓜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	矮瓜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	矮瓜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	矮瓜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	矮瓜, 茄, 茄子
	Taishan	茄
	Kaiping (Chikan)	茄, 矮瓜
	Enping (Niujiang)	矮瓜
	Heshan (Yayao)	矮瓜
	Dongguan	矮瓜, 茄
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	茄
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	茄仔
	Qingyuan	矮瓜
	Fogang	矮瓜, 茄仔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	矮瓜
	Yangshan	矮瓜
	Lianshan (Butian)	茄子
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	茄子
	Shaoguan	矮瓜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	矮瓜
	Renhua	矮瓜, 茄子
	Lechang	矮瓜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	矮瓜
	Sihui	矮瓜
	Guangning	矮瓜
	Deqing	矮瓜
	Huaiji	矮瓜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	矮瓜
	Yunfu	矮瓜
	Xinxing	矮瓜
	Luoding	矮瓜
	Yunan (Pingtai)	矮瓜
	Yangjiang	茄子
	Xinyi	矮瓜
	Lianjiang	矮瓜, 茄子
	Nanning	茄瓜
	Wuzhou	矮瓜
	Yulin	茄子
	Rongxian	矮瓜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	矮瓜
	Beihai	矮瓜
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	矮瓜
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	茄
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	矮瓜
	Danzhou	茄
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	矮瓜
	Sarikei (Xinhui)	茄
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	矮瓜
Móng Cái	茄
Yangon (Taishan)	茄
Mandalay (Taishan)	茄, 盲眼茄
Bangkok (Guangfu)	茄瓜
Betong (Rongxian)	茄, 矮瓜
Gan	Nanchang	茄子
	Lichuan	茄仔
	Pingxiang	紫瓜
Hakka	Meixian	吊菜仔, 吊菜, 茄仔
	Xingning	吊菜
	Dabu (Xihe)	茄仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	茄, 矮瓜
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	茄
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	茄
	Huiyang	茄子
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	茄仔
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	茄
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	茄哩
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	茄
	Boluo (Bendihua)	茄
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	茄仔, 矮瓜
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	茄
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	茄
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	茄
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	吊菜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	吊菜, 茄哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	茄哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	茄哩
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	茄咧, 茄
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	茄
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	茄哎
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	茄
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	茄蒂
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	茄
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	茄
	Wengyuan	茄子
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	茄咧
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	吊菜
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	吊菜, 茄
	Liannan	茄子
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	吊菜
	Jiexi	茄
	Luhe	茄
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	茄
	Nanjing (Meilin)	茄
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	茄
	Changting	茄, 茄子
	Longyan (Yongding)	茄
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	茄
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	茄
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	茄
	Wuping (Yanqian)	茄子
	Liancheng (Peitian)	茄
	Liancheng (Juxi)	茄
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	茄
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	茄
	Ninghua	茄
	Yudu	茄子, 吊菜子, 吊菜
	Ningdu	茄子
	Ruijin	茄子
	Shicheng	茄子
	Shangyou (Shexi)	茄兒
	Tonggu (Sandu)	茄子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	茄子
	Dayu	茄哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	吊菜仔, 吊菜
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	吊菜
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	吊菜
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	茄仔, 吊菜仔
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	吊菜仔
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	吊菜仔
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	吊菜仔
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	吊菜仔
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	吊菜仔
Changhua (Pitou; N. Sixian)	吊菜仔, 紅皮菜
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	吊菜
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	吊菜
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	吊菜
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	吊菜
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	茄仔, 吊菜仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	吊菜, 茄
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	茄
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	茄
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	茄
Hong Kong	矮瓜, 茄菜
Mengshan (Xihe)	矮瓜
Luchuan	矮瓜
Luchuan (Daqiao)	矮瓜
Sabah (Longchuan)	矮瓜
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	矮瓜
Senai (Huiyang)	矮瓜
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	吊菜
Singkawang	吊菜
Bangkok (Meixian)	茄仔, 吊菜
Bangkok (Fengshun)	茄, 童子茄
Bangkok (Jiexi)	茄
Huizhou	Jixi	茄
	Shexian	落蘇, 茄兒, 茄
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	落蘇
	Xiuning	落蘇
	Yixian	茄
	Qimen	茄吶
	Wuyuan	落蘇
	Fuliang	落蘇
	Dexing	落蘇
	Shitai (Xianyu)	羅絲
Jin	Taiyuan	茄子
	Pingyao	茄子
	Yangyuan	茄子
	Datong	茄子
	Xinzhou	茄子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	茄子
	Changzhi	茄子
	Linhe	茄子
	Jining	茄子
	Hohhot	茄子
	Erenhot	茄子
	Pingshan	茄子
	Zhangjiakou	茄子
	Handan	茄子
	Linzhou	茄子
	Suide	茄子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	茄
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	茄
	Songxi	茄
	Zhenghe	茄
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	茄
	Jianyang	茄
	Wuyishan	茄
	Pucheng (Shibei)	茄仔, 茄
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	紫菜
	Fuzhou (Changle)	茄白菜
	Fuqing	紫匏
	Yongtai	紫菜
	Gutian	紫菜
	Fu'an	紫菜
	Ningde	紫菜
	Shouning	紫菜
	Zhouning	紫菜
	Fuding	茄囝
	Matsu	茄
Southern Min	Xiamen	茄
	Quanzhou	紅菜, 茄仔, 茄
	Jinjiang	紅菜
	Hui'an	紅菜
	Yongchun	茄
	Zhangzhou	茄仔, 茄
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	茄仔
	Dongshan	茄仔
	Taipei	茄
	Taipei (Wanhua)	茄
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	茄
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	茄仔
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	茄仔
	Kaohsiung	茄仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	茄仔
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	茄仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	茄仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	茄仔, 吊茄
	Yilan	茄
	Changhua (Lukang)	紅茄
	Taichung	茄, 紅皮菜
	Taichung (Wuqi)	紅皮菜
	Tainan	茄仔, 紅菜
	Tainan (Anping)	茄, 紅菜
	Taitung	茄仔
	Hsinchu	茄
	Kinmen	茄
	Penghu (Magong)	茄, 茄仔
	Penghu (Xiyu)	茄
	Penang (Hokkien)	茄
	Singapore (Hokkien)	茄
	Manila (Hokkien)	紅菜
	Longyan	茄仔
	Zhangping	茄
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	茄
	Datian	茄
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	茄子
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	茄
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	茄, 茄仔
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	茄
	Chaozhou	茄, 落蘇
	Shantou	茄
	Shantou (Chenghai)	茄
	Jieyang	茄
	Puning	落蘇
	Lufeng	茄
	Haifeng	落蘇
	Bangkok (Teochew)	茄
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	茄
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	茄
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	茄
	Leizhou	茄
	Wenchang	茄, 牛𡳞茄
	Haikou	茄
	Qionghai	茄
Puxian Min	Putian	茄
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	茄
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	茄
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	茄
	Xianyou	茄
	Xianyou (Fengting)	茄
	Xianyou (Youyang)	茄
Central Min	Yong'an	茄
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	茄
	Sanming (Shaxian)	茄
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	茄
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	茄
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	茄瓜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	茄子
Shehua	Fu'an	茄仔
	Fuding	茄仔
	Luoyuan	茄
	Sanming	茄仔
	Shunchang	茄仔
	Hua'an	茄仔
	Guixi (Zhangping)	茄仔
	Cangnan	茄
	Jingning (Hexi)	茄
	Lishui	茄
	Longyou	茄
	Chaozhou	茄仔
	Fengshun	茄仔
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	茄
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	茄
	Luxi (Lijiatian)	茄子
Wu	Shanghai	落蘇, 茄子
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	茄子, 落蘇
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	落蘇
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	茄子
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	茄子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	茄子, 茄落蘇
	Suzhou	茄子
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	茄子
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	茄子
	Wuxi	茄子
	Changshu	茄子
	Kunshan	茄子
	Nantong (Haimen)	茄子
	Jiaxing	茄子
	Changzhou	茄子
	Liyang	落蘇
	Changzhou (Jintan)	茄子
	Yixing	茄子
	Danyang	茄子
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	茄子
	Jingjiang	茄子
	Jiangyin	茄子
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	落蘇
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	茄子
	Hangzhou	茄兒, 茄子
	Shaoxing	茄子
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	茄子
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	茄
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	茄
	Ningbo	茄, 茄子
	Yuyao	茄子
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	茄
	Wenzhou	茄兒, 落茄
	Quzhou	落蘇
	Jinhua	落蘇, 茄子
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	落蘇
	Yongkang	落蘇
	Pujiang	茄菜
	Dongyang	落蘇兒, 茄兒
	Pan'an	落蘇兒
	Wuyi	落蘇
Xiang	Changsha	茄子
	Loudi	茄子
	Shuangfeng	茄子
	Quanzhou	茄子
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	秋茄
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	茄
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	茄
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	茄哩
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	茄哩
	Renhua (Shitang)	茄
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	茄
	Lechang (Changlai)	茄
	Lechang (Beixiang)	茄咯
	Lechang (Huangpu)	茄仔
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	茄子
	Lechang (Sanxi)	茄子

Dialectal synonyms of 番茄 (“tomato”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		番茄, 西紅柿 Mainland China
Taxonomic name		番茄
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	西紅柿
	Taiwan	番茄
	Langfang	西紅柿
	Chengde	柿子
	Ulanhot	洋柿子
	Tongliao	洋柿子
	Chifeng	西紅柿, 柿子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Heihe	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Qiqihar	柿子
	Harbin	西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Jiamusi	西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Baicheng	西紅柿, 柿子
	Changchun	洋柿子
	Tonghua	洋柿子
	Shenyang	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Jinzhou	西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子, 番茄
	Malaysia	番茄
	Singapore	番茄
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	西紅柿, 火柿子
	Tangshan	西紅柿, 火柿子
	Cangzhou	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Baoding	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Shijiazhuang	西紅柿, 柿子, 洋茄子
	Lijin	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Jinan	西紅柿, 柿子, 洋柿子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	洋柿子
	Dandong	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Yantai	洋柿子, 柿子
	Yantai (Muping)	洋柿子
	Rongcheng	洋柿子
	Qingdao	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Zhucheng	洋柿子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Lingbao	西紅柿, 番茄
	Jining	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Daming	洋柿子
	Wanrong	洋柿子
	Linfen	洋柿子
	Shangqiu	西紅柿, 番茄
	Yuanyang	西紅柿, 番茄
	Zhengzhou	番茄, 洋柿子, 西紅柿
	Xinyang	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Baihe	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋辣子
	Xi'an	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Baoji	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Yanchi	西紅柿
	Guyuan	西紅柿
	Longde	西紅柿
	Jingyuan	西紅柿
	Tianshui	洋柿子
	Xining	洋柿子, 西紅柿
	Xuzhou	番茄, 西紅柿
	Pizhou	番茄, 洋柿子
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	洋柿子
	Donghai	洋柿子
	Fuyang	西紅柿, 番茄
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	柿子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	帕麼多
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	洋柿子, 柿子, 西紅柿, 洋辣子
	Wuzhong	柿子
	Zhongwei	柿子
	Bayanhot	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Lanzhou	洋柿子, 柿子, 西紅柿, 番茄
	Dunhuang	西紅柿, 洋柿子
	Hami	西紅柿
	Ürümqi	洋柿子
	Jimsar	洋柿子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	番茄, 西紅柿, 洋海椒, 洋柿子
	Nanchong	西紅柿, 番茄
	Dazhou	番茄
	Hanyuan	番茄
	Xichang	番茄
	Zigong	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋海椒
	Chongqing	番茄
	Wuhan	番茄, 西紅柿
	Yichang	西紅柿, 番茄
	Xiangyang	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Tianmen	番茄
	Guiyang	毛辣角
	Zunyi	洋海椒
	Bijie	洋海椒
	Liping	海茄瓜
	Zhaotong	番茄, 洋辣子
	Shuifu	洋海椒
	Daguan	洋辣子, 洋海椒, 酸茄 rural
	Dali	番茄, 洋辣子
	Kunming	番茄, 洋辣子, 西紅柿
	Mengzi	洋辣子, 酸湯果
	Guilin	毛秀才, 番茄, 西紅柿
	Guilin (Lingui)	毛秀才
	Pingle	西紅柿, 毛秀才
	Liuzhou	番茄, 西紅柿, 毛秀才
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	毛秀才
	Luzhai	西紅柿, 毛秀才
	Nanning (Wuming)	番茄, 西紅柿
	Binyang (Nanjie)	金橘子
	Hechi (Yizhou)	番茄, 西紅柿, 毛秀才
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	毛姑娘, 毛秀才
	Tianlin (Langping)	海茄
	Jishou	西紅柿, 洋辣子
	Changde	西紅柿
	Yongzhou	西紅柿, 洋海椒
	Hanzhong	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Kokang	崩龍果
	Dagudi (Maliba)	酸茄
	Reshuitang (Longling)	酸茄
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	酸茄, 番茄
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	酸茄
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	洋柿子, 新紅柿子, 番茄, 番茄兒
	Yangzhou	洋柿子, 番茄, 西紅柿
	Baoying	洋柿子
	Taizhou	番茄兒, 洋柿子
	Zhenjiang	洋柿子
	Lianyungang	青椒, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	洋柿子
	Lianshui	西紅柿子
	Xuyi	洋柿子
	Nantong	番茄兒, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Rugao	番茄兒
	Yancheng	番茄
	Funing	番茄
	Sihong	洋柿子
	Anqing	西紅柿, 番茄
	Wuhu	西紅柿, 番茄, 洋柿子
	Hefei	洋柿子, 番茄, 西紅柿
	Chuzhou	洋柿子, 番茄
	Huanggang	番茄兒
	Hong'an	西紅柿, 番茄
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	番柿
	Nanping (Yanping)	番柿
Cantonese	Guangzhou	番茄
	Hong Kong	番茄
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	番茄
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	番茄
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	番茄
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	番茄
	Macau	番茄, 大媽地
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	番茄
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	番茄
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	番茄
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	番茄
	Foshan	番茄
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	番茄
	Foshan (Shunde)	番茄
	Foshan (Sanshui)	番茄
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	番茄
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	番茄
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	番茄
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	番茄
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	番茄
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	番茄
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	番茄
	Taishan	番茄
	Taishan (Guanghai)	番茄, 西紅柿
	Kaiping (Chikan)	番茄
	Enping (Niujiang)	番茄
	Heshan (Yayao)	番茄
	Dongguan	番茄
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	番茄
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	番茄
	Qingyuan	番茄
	Fogang	番茄
	Yingde (Hanguang)	番茄
	Yangshan	番茄
	Lianshan (Butian)	番茄
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	番茄
	Shaoguan	番茄
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	番茄
	Renhua	番茄
	Lechang	番茄
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	番茄
	Sihui	番茄
	Guangning	番茄
	Deqing	番茄
	Huaiji	番茄
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	番茄
	Yunfu	番茄
	Xinxing	番茄
	Luoding	番茄
	Yunan (Pingtai)	番茄
	Yangjiang	番茄
	Xinyi	番茄
	Maoming (Xinpo)	番茄
	Lianjiang	番茄
	Nanning	番茄
	Nanning (Tanka)	金橘, 番茄
	Wuzhou	番茄
	Yulin	番茄
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	番茄
	Hepu (Shatian)	番茄
	Guiping	番茄
	Guiping (Jintian)	番茄
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	番茄
	Guiping (Madong)	番茄
Guiping (Mule)	番茄
Pingnan	番茄
Mengshan (Xihe)	番茄
Guigang (Gangcheng)	番茄
Guigang (Nanjiang)	番茄
Guigang (Pingdong)	番茄
Beiliu (Tangliao)	番茄
Baise	金橘
Bobai	番茄
Lingshan	番茄
Pubei	番茄
Qinzhou	番茄
Beihai	番茄
Beihai (Nankang)	番茄
Beihai (Yingpan)	番茄
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	番茄, 茄子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	番茄
Ningming	金橘
Hengzhou	金橘子
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	番茄
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	番茄
Danzhou	茄
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	番茄
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	番茄
Móng Cái	番茄, 金橘
Mandalay (Taishan)	番茄
Bangkok (Guangfu)	番茄
Gan	Nanchang	番茄
	Pengze	番茄
	Lichuan	西紅柿
	Pingxiang	番茄
Hakka	Meixian	番茄
	Xingning	番瓜哩
	Dabu (Xihe)	番茄仔, 西紅柿
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	番茄
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	番茄
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	番茄
	Huiyang	番茄
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	番茄
	Huidong (Daling)	番茄
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	番茄
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	番茄
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	番茄
	Boluo (Bendihua)	番茄
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	番茄
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	番茄
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	番茄
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	番茄
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	番茄
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	西紅柿
	Wuhua (Changbu)	番茄
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	西紅柿
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	番茄
	Zijin	番茄
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	番茄
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	番茄
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	番茄
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	番茄
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	番茄
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	番茄
	Wengyuan	番茄
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	番茄
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	番茄
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	茄
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	西紅柿
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	番茄
	Liannan	番茄
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	番茄
	Jiexi	番茄
	Luhe	番茄, 西紅柿
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	番茄
	Changting	番柿, 番茄
	Wuping	番茄
	Wuping (Yanqian)	番茄
	Wuping (Pingyu)	番茄
	Liancheng	番茄
	Liancheng (Peitian)	番茄
	Ninghua	番茄
	Yudu	西紅柿
	Ningdu	洋茄子
	Ruijin	番茄, 西紅柿
	Shicheng	西紅柿, 番茄
	Shangyou (Shexi)	番茄
	Tonggu (Sandu)	西紅柿
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	洋茄
	Dayu	洋茄, 番茄
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	妥瑪多, 西紅柿仔
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	西紅柿仔
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	西紅柿仔
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	妥瑪多
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	妥瑪多
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	妥瑪多
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	妥瑪多
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	番仔蜜, 妥瑪多
	Changhua (Pitou; N. Sixian)	妥瑪多
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	柑仔蜜, 妥瑪多
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	柑仔蜜
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	柑仔蜜, 妥瑪多
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	柑仔蜜, 妥瑪多
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	妥瑪多, 番茄
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	妥瑪多, 甘蜜
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	妥瑪多, 番茄
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	妥瑪多
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	妥瑪多, 番茄
Hong Kong	番茄
Yangxi (Tangkou)	番茄
Yangchun (Sanjia)	番茄
Xinyi (Sihe)	番茄
Xinyi (Qianpai)	番茄
Gaozhou (Xindong)	番茄
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	番茄
Huazhou (Xin'an)	番茄
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	番茄
Lianjiang (Qingping)	番茄
Mengshan (Xihe)	番茄
Luchuan	番茄
Luchuan (Daqiao)	番茄
Beiliu (Tang'an)	番茄
Mashan (Pianlian)	番茄
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	毛秀才
Pingle (Tong'an)	西紅柿
Yangshuo (Jinbao)	毛秀才, 番茄, 西紅柿
Sabah (Longchuan)	番茄
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	紅茄
Senai (Huiyang)	紅毛茄
Singkawang	茄
Pontianak (Meixian)	tomat
Singapore (Meixian)	番茄
Singapore (Dabu)	紅毛茄
Bangkok (Meixian)	紅茄, 番茄
Bangkok (Fengshun)	西紅柿
Bangkok (Jiexi)	番茄, มะเขือเทศ
Huizhou	Jixi	番茄
	Shexian	洋落蘇, 西紅柿, 番茄
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	番茄
	Xiuning	番茄, 西紅柿
	Yixian	番茄, 西紅柿
	Qimen	洋茄
	Wuyuan	洋落蘇
	Dexing	洋落蘇
	Jingde	洋茄的
Jin	Taiyuan	西番柿, 西紅柿
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	西番柿
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	西番柿
	Pingyao	洋柿子, 西番柿
	Yangyuan	西紅柿, 柿子
	Datong	洋柿子, 西番柿, 西紅柿
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	洋柿子, 西番柿, 西紅柿
	Xinzhou	西番柿, 西番柿子, 洋紅柿, 紅柿子, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	西紅柿, 洋柿子, 柿子
	Changzhi	洋柿子, 西紅柿
	Taibus (Baochang)	西紅柿
	Linhe	洋柿子, 柿子, 西紅柿
	Jining	柿子, 西紅柿
	Hohhot	西番柿子, 西紅柿, 柿子
	Baotou	柿子, 西香柿
	Dongsheng	洋柿子, 西紅柿
	Haibowan	洋柿子, 柿子
	Erenhot	西紅柿, 柿子
	Pingshan	西紅柿
	Zhangjiakou	西紅柿
	Handan	西紅柿
	Linzhou	西紅柿
	Suide	西紅柿, 洋柿子
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	番茄
Northern Min	Jian'ou	番柿
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	山紅柿, 西紅柿
	Songxi	洋茄
	Zhenghe	番柿
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	西紅柿
	Jianyang	番柿
	Wuyishan	西紅柿
	Pucheng (Shibei)	洋番椒, 洋柿
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	番柿
	Fuzhou (Changle)	番柿
	Fuqing	番柿
	Yongtai	番柿
	Gutian	番柿
	Fu'an	番柿
	Ningde	番柿
	Shouning	番柿
	Zhouning	番柿
	Fuding	番茄
	Matsu	番柿
Southern Min	Xiamen	臭柿仔, 柑仔得
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	臭柿仔
	Quanzhou	柑仔得, 臭柿仔
	Jinjiang	柑仔得
	Nan'an	柑仔得, 臭柿仔
	Shishi	柑仔得
	Hui'an	臭柿仔
	Anxi	臭柿仔
	Yongchun	柑仔得
	Zhangzhou	臭柿仔
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	臭柿仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	臭柿仔
	Hua'an	臭柿仔
	Pinghe	臭柿仔
	Zhangpu	臭柿仔
	Yunxiao	臭柿仔, 番茄
	Zhao'an	番茄
	Dongshan	番柿仔
	Taipei	臭柿仔
	Taipei (Wanhua)	臭柿仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	臭柿仔, 柑仔蜜
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	臭柿仔
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	臭柿仔
	Kaohsiung	柑仔蜜
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	柑仔蜜
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	柑仔蜜
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	柑仔蜜
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	柑仔蜜
	Yilan	臭柿仔, tho͘-má-to͘h
	Yilan (Luodong)	臭柿仔
	Yilan (Toucheng)	tom-má-toh
	Changhua (Lukang)	tho͘-má-to͘h
	Changhua (Yongjing)	tho-má-toh
	Taichung	tho͘-má-to͘h
	Taichung (Wuqi)	tho͘-má-to͘h
	Tainan	柑仔蜜
	Tainan (Anping)	柑仔蜜
	Taitung	柑仔蜜
	Hsinchu	tho͘-má-to͘h, 番茄
	Chiayi	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Taibao)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Shuishang)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Zhongpu)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Dapu)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Zhuqi)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Dalin)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Xikou)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Minxiong)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Puzi)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Liujiao)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Suantou)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Fanlu)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Alishan)	tho-má-toh, 柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Lucao)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Yizhu)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Xingang)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Meishan)	tho-má-toh, 柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Budai)	柑仔蜜
	Chiayi County (Wangliao)	tho-má-toh, 柑仔蜜
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	柑仔蜜
	Kinmen	柑仔得, 臭柿仔
	Penghu (Magong)	柑仔蜜, 虎井蜜, 王公蜜, tho͘-má-to͘h
	Penghu (Xiyu)	柑仔蜜
Penang (Hokkien)	紅毛茄
Singapore (Hokkien)	紅毛茄
Manila (Hokkien)	柑仔得, 柑仔蜜
Longyan	番茄仔, 番茄
Zhangping	番仔柿
Zhangping (Yongfu)	番仔柿
Datian	番柿
Pingnan (Shangdu)	番茄
Pingnan (Pingtian)	番茄
Pingnan (Sijie)	辣椒果
Guiping (Xiaowen)	西紅柿, 番茄
Guiping (Dongsheng)	番茄
Guilin (Biyange)	毛秀才
Pingle (Zhoutang)	番鬼辣椒
Lechang (Tatou)	番茄
Yingde (Yuzui)	番茄
Yunan (Liantan)	番茄仔
Chaozhou	番茄
Raoping	臭柿
Shantou	番茄, 紅柿囝 dated
Shantou (Chenghai)	番茄
Shantou (Chaoyang)	番茄, 紅柿囝
Nan'ao (Houzhai)	番茄
Jieyang	番茄
Puning	番茄
Lufeng	番茄
Haifeng	番茄
Bangkok (Teochew)	番茄, มะเขือเทศ
Phnom Penh (Teochew)	西茄, 紅毛茄
Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	紅茄, 西茄, 番茄
Vientiane (Teochew)	紅毛茄
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	紅毛茄
Singapore (Teochew)	紅毛茄
Batam (Teochew)	紅毛茄
Pontianak (Teochew)	tomat
Leizhou	番茄
Wenchang	番茄, 茄, 西紅柿
Haikou	紅茄
Qionghai	番茄
Wanning	番茄
Puxian Min	Putian	番柿, 西莨, 西紅柿, 番茄 dated
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	西紅柿
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	西紅柿
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	番柿, 西紅柿
	Xianyou	番柿 old, 西紅柿, 番茄 dated
	Xianyou (Fengting)	西紅柿
	Xianyou (Youyang)	西紅柿
Central Min	Yong'an	洋柿
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	番柿
	Sanming (Shaxian)	番柿
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	西紅柿
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	番茄兒
	Guangze	洋茄, 洋番椒
	Jiangle	番柿
	Mingxi	洋茄
	Shunchang	番柿
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	番茄
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	金錢橘, 番茄
	Nanning (Shajing)	金錢橘
	Binyang	金橘子
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	金橘子
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Dabu)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Yangjia)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Qianjing)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)	毛秀才
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	毛秀才
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	毛秀才
	Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)	毛秀才
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	毛秀才
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	毛秀才
Shehua	Chaozhou	番茄
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	醬辣子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	洋辣子
	Luxi (Lijiatian)	西紅柿, 洋辣子
Wu	Shanghai	番茄
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	番茄
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	番茄
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	番茄
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	番茄
	Shanghai (Chongming)	番茄
	Suzhou	番茄, 西紅柿
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	番茄
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	番茄
	Wuxi	番茄
	Changshu	番茄
	Kunshan	番茄, 西紅柿
	Nantong (Haimen)	番茄
	Jiaxing	番茄
	Changzhou	番茄
	Liyang	番茄
	Yixing	番茄
	Danyang	番茄
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	番茄
	Jingjiang	番茄
	Jiangyin	番茄
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	洋柿子
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	番茄
	Hangzhou	番茄
	Shaoxing	番茄
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	番茄
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	番茄
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	番茄
	Ningbo	番茄
	Yuyao	番茄, 西紅柿
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	番茄
	Wenzhou	番茄
	Quzhou	番茄
	Jinhua	番茄
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	番茄
	Yongkang	番瓜
	Pujiang	番茄
	Dongyang	番茄
	Pan'an	番茄
	Wuyi	番瓜
Xiang	Changsha	番茄, 西紅柿
	Loudi	洋柿子
	Shuangfeng	番茄
	Hengyang	洋班椒, 番茄
	Quanzhou	紅海椒, 毛秀才
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	毛秀才
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	洋茄
	Dong'an	洋辣椒
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	番鬼茄
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	番茄
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	番茄
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	番鬼茄
	Renhua (Shitang)	番茄
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	番鬼茄
	Lechang (Changlai)	番茄
	Lechang (Beixiang)	番茄
	Lechang (Huangpu)	番茄
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	番茄
	Lechang (Sanxi)	番茄

Compounds

• 山茄子 (shānqiézi)
• 東瓜茄子 / 东瓜茄子 (dōngguā qiézi)
• 楓茄子 / 枫茄子
• 番茄 (fānqié, “tomato”)
• 番茄炒蛋 (fānqié chǎodàn)
• 番茄素
• 番茄醬 / 番茄酱 (fānqiéjiàng)
• 癟茄子 / 瘪茄子
• 聖女番茄 / 圣女番茄
• 茄仔
• 茄仔色
• 茄勾
• 茄子 (qiézi, “eggplant”)
• 茄汁 (qiézhī)
• 茄瓜
• 茄科
• 茄色
• 茄袋
• 茄酸
• 車厘茄 / 车厘茄
• 黃水茄 / 黄水茄

Descendants

• → Amis: kiyo
• → Kavalan: kiu
• → Sakizaya: kiyu
• → Proto-Southwestern Tai: *kʰɯəᴬ
  • ⇒ Lao: ຫມາກເຂືອ (māk khư̄a)
  • ⇒ Shan: မၢၵ်ႇၶိူဝ် (màak khǒe)
  • ⇒ Thai: มะเขือ (má-kʉ̌ʉa)
• → Zhuang: gwz
• →? Proto-Vietic: *gaː
  • ⇒ Vietnamese: cà

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiā (jia¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaa¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ga¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kâ

  (Hailu, HRS): ga^ˋ

• Eastern Min (BUC): gă
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ga¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka / kee

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gia¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jia
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹
    • Yale: jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
    • Palladius: цзя (czja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaa¹
    • Yale: gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /ka⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gă
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ga¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka
    • Tâi-lô: ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaf
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee
    • Tâi-lô: kee
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gia¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kia
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kia³³/

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• Middle Chinese: kae

Rime
Character	茄
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古牙切
Baxter	kae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠa/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚa/
Shao Rongfen	/ka/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨ/
Li Rong	/ka/
Wang Li	/ka/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ka/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaa1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kraːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	茄
Reading #	3/3
No.	5881
Phonetic component	加
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	嘉
Old Chinese	/*kraːl/

Definitions

茄

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) lotus stalk

   • 蔕倒茄於藻井，披紅葩之狎獵。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     蒂倒茄于藻井，披红葩之狎猎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng, 《西京賦》; English translation by Knechtges (1982)

     Dì dǎo jiā yú zǎojǐng, pī hóng pā zhī xiáliè. [Pinyin]

     Rooted inverted lotus stalks on the figured ceiling, [w]hich bloomed with red flowers joined one to another.

2. an ancient state in modern Anhui

   • 楚子使薳射城州屈，復茄人焉，城丘皇，遷訾人焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     楚子使薳射城州屈，复茄人焉，城丘皇，迁訾人焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Chǔ zǐ shǐ Wěi Shè chéng Zhōuqū, fù Jiā rén yān, chéng Qiūhuáng, qiān Zǐ rén yān. [Pinyin]

     The viscount of Chu made Wei She wall Zhouqu, and bring back the people of Jia to it, and wall Qiuhuang, and remove the people of Zi to it.

Compounds

• 紅茄苳 / 红茄苳
• 茄克 (jiākè)
• 茄冬
• 雪茄 (xuějiā)

Etymology 3

trad.		茄
simp. #		茄
alternative forms		𡲢 K

Origin uncertain.

Compare

• Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kləj (“excrement”): Chinese 屎 (OC *hliʔ), Tibetan ལྕི་བ (lci ba), Burmese ချေး (hkye:)
• Proto-Kra-Dai *taqiː C (“excrement”): Zhuang haex, Thai ขี้ (kîi), Lao ຂີ້ (khī), Southern Kam geex, Sui ggeex
• Proto-Austronesian *Caqi (“excrement”): Paiwan tsaqi, Malay tahi, Tagalog tae, Malagasy tay
• Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-KəjX (“excrement”): White Hmong quav, Iu Mien nqaiv.

Bauer (1996:1824) did not consider this to be a loan from Tai and pointed out that khV ("excrement") is quite widespread in Cantonese 茄, Tai (e.g. Thai ขี้ (kîi)) and Tibeto-Burman (e.g. Zaiwa kʰji²¹, Burmese ချေး (hkye:) and Lashi kʰjei⁵⁵) in focusing on modern lexical forms rather than protoforms. Paul Benedict criticized that the lexical forms Bauer had pulled together as the "same" word were really just "looklike" in Bauer (1996:1836). Bauer rebutted that it is highly unlikely that the phenomenon of simple coincidence explains the occurrence of so many phonosemantically similar (and identical) forms in so many different languages in Bauer (1996:1836).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ke¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ke¹
    • Yale: kē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː⁵⁵/

Definitions

茄

1. (Cantonese, colloquial) poop (Classifier: 篤／笃 c)

   屙茄 [Cantonese]  ―  o¹ ke¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to poop

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 屎 (“faeces”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		糞, 屎, 糞便, 大便, 大恭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	屎, 大外, 㞎㞎 childish
	Taiwan	大便, 屎
	Harbin	屎, 㞎㞎 childish
	Malaysia	屎, 大便
	Singapore	屎, 大便
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	屎, 大糞, 㞎㞎 childish
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	屎
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	屎, 屎㞎㞎 childish
	Wanrong	屎
	Xi'an	屎
	Xining	大便
	Xuzhou	屎, 㞎㞎 childish
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	屎
	Lanzhou	屎
	Ürümqi	屎, 泡克
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	屎, 屎㞎衣兒, 㞎㞎 childish, 屎㞎㞎 childish
	Wuhan	㞎㞎, 屎, 大糞, 糞, 糟兒 slang, 米田共 argot
	Guiyang	屎, 㞎㞎 childish, 屎㞎兒 childish
	Liuzhou	屎, 癟, 大便
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	屎
	Yangzhou	屎, 㞎㞎 childish
Cantonese	Guangzhou	屎, 茄
	Hong Kong	屎, 茄, 大便, 米田共 slang, 便便 childish, 唔唔 childish, 臭臭 childish, 坺坺 childish
	Macau	屎
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	屎, 茄
	Dongguan	屎
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	屎
	Penang (Guangfu)	屎
	Singapore (Guangfu)	屎
Gan	Nanchang	屎
	Lichuan	屎
	Pingxiang	屎
Hakka	Meixian	屎, 大糞
	Yudu	屎
	Kuching (Hepo)	屎
Huizhou	Jixi	屎, 練 childish
Jin	Taiyuan	屎, 㞎㞎 childish
Northern Min	Jian'ou	屎
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	屎
Southern Min	Xiamen	屎
	Quanzhou	屎
	Zhangzhou	屎
	Tainan	屎, 大便 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	屎
	Singapore (Hokkien)	屎
	Manila (Hokkien)	屎
	Chaozhou	屎
	Singapore (Teochew)	屎
	Leizhou	屎
	Haikou	屎
	Singapore (Hainanese)	屎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	屎
Wu	Shanghai	惡, 大解 dated
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	惡
	Shanghai (Chongming)	惡
	Suzhou	惡
	Danyang	屎
	Hangzhou	惡
	Shaoxing	惡
	Ningbo	惡
	Wenzhou	惡
	Jinhua	惡
Xiang	Changsha	屎, 㞎㞎 childish
	Loudi	屎, 㞎㞎 childish
	Hengyang	㞎㞎 childish
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Compounds

• 屙茄

Etymology 4

trad.		茄
simp. #		茄

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ke¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ke¹
    • Yale: kē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ke¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ké¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛː⁵⁵/

Definitions

茄

1. (Cantonese) Used in transcription.

Compounds

• 茄哩啡
• 茄士咩

References

• “茄”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

茄

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. eggplant

Readings

• On (unclassified): か (ka)
• Kun: なす (nasu, 茄)

References

• “^▲茄”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja

茄 (eum 가 (ga))

1. eggplant

Vietnamese

Han character

茄: Hán Việt readings: gia
茄: Nôm readings: cà, nhà, già, rà

1. chữ Nôm form of cà
   1. Any plant in the family Solanaceae except potato and chili peppers
   2. used in cà cuống (“giant water bug”)
2. chữ Nôm form of nhà (“house; home; dwelling”)
3. chữ Nôm form of rà (“used in rườm rà (“lush”)”)