桃 (tou4 | tao2) : peach

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桃

tou4

tao2

peach; peach-shaped thing; walnut

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

桃

This word has been viewed 11803 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Nov 2013 05:59

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桃駁李 tou4 bok3 lei5 tao2 bo2 li3 = nectarine; also 油桃

櫻桃 jing1 tou4 ying1 tao2 = cherry

桃色 tou4 sik1 = peach colour

合桃 hap6 tou4 = walnut 粵

黑桃 hak1 tou4 = spades (suit in cards)

核桃 hat6 tou4 he2 tao5 = walnut 國

胡桃 wu4 tou4 hu2 tao2 = walnut 國

桃花 tou4 faa1 tao2 hua1 = peach blossom; (placename) To Fa

壽桃 sau6 tou4 shou4 tao2 = birthday peaches

蒲桃 pou4 tou4*2 = jamboo; jambul

楊桃 joeng4 tou4*2 = starfruit; carambola; Averrhoa carambola

蜜桃 mat6 tou4 mi4 tao2 = honey peach; juicy peach

合桃露 hap6 tou4 lou6 = cream of walnut 粵

桃子 tou4 zi2 tao2 zi5 = peach

桃樹 tou4 syu6 tao2 shu4 = peach tree

桃花心木 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6 tao2 hua1 xin1 mu4 = mahogany

桃花運 tou4 faa1 wan6 tao2 hua1 yun4 = luck in love; romance; good luck

山胡桃木 saan1 wu4 tou4 muk6 shan1 hu2 tao2 mu4 = hickory

桃色雜誌 tou4 sik1 zaap6 zi3 tai2 se4 za2 zhi4 = pornographic magazine

桃色本 tou4 sik1 bun2 tai2 se4 ben3 = sex book

桃色文學 tou4 sik1 man4 hok6 tao2 se4 wen2 xue2 = pornography

桃仁 tou4 jan4 tao2 ren2 = peach kernel

山核桃 saan1 hat6 tou4 shan1 he2 tao5 = [botany] hickory; [botany] hickory nut

扁桃腺炎 bin2 tou4 sin3 jim4 bian3 tao2 xian4 yan2 = tonsillitis

番鬼蒲桃 faan1 gwai2 pou4 tou4*2 = Southern fruits

南洋蒲桃 naam4 joeng4*2 pou4 tou4*2 = Syzygium samarangense (Java apple)

墨西哥桃花心木 mak6 sai1 go1 tou4 faa1 sam1 muk6 = Swietenia humilis (Mexican mahogany)

獼猴桃 mei4 hau4 tou4 mi2 hou2 tao2 = kiwi fruit

扁桃腺 bin2 tou4 sin3 bian3 tao2 xian4 = tonsil

合桃酥 hap6 tou4 sou1 = Chinese walnut cookie 粵

合桃雞丁 hap6 tou4 gai1 ding1 = walnut chicken 粵

胡桃鉗子 wu4 tou4 kim4 zi2 = nutcracker

杏桃 hang6 tou4/4*2 xing4 tao2 = apricot

桃紅色 tou4 hung4 sik1 tao2 hong2 se4 = pink, peach color

油桃 jau4 tou4 you2 tao2 = nectarine; also 桃駁李

紅桃粿 hung4 tou4 gwo2 hong2 tao2 guo3 = Teochew Peach-shaped Kueh

天桃 tin1 tou4 tian1 tao2 = rose apple (Syzygium jambos)

桃色案件 tou4 sik1 on3 gin6*2 tao2 se4 an4 jian4 = crimes of passion

桃色新聞 tou4 sik1 san1 man4*2 tao2 se4 xin1 wen2 = news stories about love and sex

水蜜桃 seoi2 mat6 tou4 = honey peach

桃園 tou4 jyun4 tao2 yuan2 = Taoyuan

伊桃碧谷 ji1 tou4 bik1 guk1 = [translit.] Etobicoke

仙桃 sin1 tou4 xian1 tao2 = Xiantao (city in Hubei)

桃江 tou4 gong1 tao2 jiang1 = Taojiang (place in Hunan)

桃源 tou4 jyun4 tao2 yuan2 = Taoyuan (place in Hunan)

桃源鄉 tou4 jyun4 hoeng1 tao2 yuan2 xiang1 = Taoyuan (village in Taiwan)

桃李 tou4 lei5 tao2 li3 = one's disciples or pupils

桃李滿天下 tou4 lei5 mun5 tin1 haa6 tao2 li3 man3 tian1 xia4 = to have pupils everywhere

櫻桃小丸子 jing1 tou4 siu2 jyun4*2 zi2 = Chibi Maruko-chan (Japanese cartoon character)

夭桃穠李 jiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5 yao1 tao2 nong2 li3 = (of a woman) as beautiful as the bloom of a peach and plum tree

世外桃源 sai3 ngoi6 tou4 jyun4 shi4 wai4 tao2 yuan2 = Garden of the Peaches of Immortality

蟠桃 pun4 tou4 pan2 tao2 = flat peach; donut peach

合桃蝦仁 hap6 tou4 haa1 jan4 = honey walnut shrimp (as a dish) 粵

蒲桃公 pou4 tou4*2 gung1 pu2 tao2 gong1 = a long-shaped fleshy seedless fruit

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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