刺球

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	ball; sphere
simp. and trad. (刺球)		刺	球

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhì-kiû

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-kiû
    • Tâi-lô: tshì-kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chie'kiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/

Noun

刺球

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)

Synonyms

• 仙人掌 (xiānrénzhǎng)
• 仙巴掌 (xiānbāzhǎng)
• 仙人扇 (xiānrénshàn)
• 霸王樹／霸王树 (bàwángshù)
• (Min Nan) 仙人球 (xiānrénqiú)

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