茄 (ke2 ke1 gaa1 | qie2 jia1) : tomato; eggplant; excrement

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茄

ke2 ke1 gaa1

qie2 jia1

[粵] ke2 | [國] qie2
tomato; eggplant; aubergine

[粵] ke1 - Cantonese only
[1] excrement; shit
[2] used in loanwords, e.g. cashmere, carefree

[粵] gaa1 | [國] jia1
[1] lotus stem
[2] used in loanwords, e.g. cigar, jacket

Jyutping ke2 was originally the colloquial version of ke4, but the former has now completely replaced the latter even in literary reading.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

茄

This word has been viewed 9681 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Oct 2013 15:54

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番茄 faan1 ke4*2 fan1 qie2 = tomato

茄汁 ke4*2 zap1 = ketchup; catsup 粵

茄子 ke4*2 zi2 qie2 zi5 = eggplant 國

蕃茄 faan1 ke4*2 fan1 qie2 = tomato

茄湯 ke4*2 tong1 = tomato soup 粵

茄瓜 ke4 gwaa1 qie2 gua1 = eggplant 粵

怪茄 gwaai3 ke2 = weirdo 粵

雪茄 syut3 gaa1 = cigar

茄喱啡 ke1 le1 fe1 = an extra; an unimportant person 粵

潺茄 saan4 ke4*2 = okra; gumbo; lady's finger

車厘茄 ce1 lei4 ke4*2 = cherry tomato

蕃茄汁 faan1 ke4*2 zap1 fan1 qie2 zhi1 = tomato juice; ketchup

茄醬 ke4*2 zoeng3 = tomato sauce, ketchup;

番茄醬 faan1 ke4*2 zoeng3 = tomato sauce, ketchup;

茄士咩 ke1 si6 me1 = cashmere (as a loanword) 粵

茄哩啡 ke1 le1 fei1; ke1 le1 fe1 = [adj] carefree; [n] extra 粵

白茄子 baak6 ke4*2 zi2 = dubi (white eggplant)

迷你茄子 mai4 nei5 ke4*2 zi2 mi2 ni3 qie2 zi3 = Thai eggplant

雪茄煙 syut3 gaa1 jin1 xue3 jia1 yan1 = cigar

鹹魚茄子 haam4 jyu4*2 ke4*2 zi2 = Chinese eggplant stir-fried with salted fish

車厘子番茄 ce1 lei4 zi2 faan1 ke4*2 = cherry tomato

車厘蕃茄 ce1 lei4 faan1 ke4*2 = cherry tomato

打茄輪 daa2 ke1 leon4*2 = to french kiss 粵

番茄汁 faan1 ke4*2 zap1 fan1 qie2 zhi1 = tomato juice; ketchup

番茄湯 faan1 ke4*2 tong1 fan1 qie2 tang1 = tomato soup

蕃茄湯 faan1 ke4*2 tong1 fan1 qie2 tang1 = tomato soup

毛茄 mou4 ke4*2 = okra

茄輪 ke4*1 leon4*2 qie2 lun2 = French kiss; deep passionate kiss 粵

老奀茄 lou5 ngan1 ke4*2 lao3 en1 qie2 = a child that is rather small compared to others his age, yet talks and acts far above his age 粵

鮮茄牛肉飯 sin1 ke4*2 ngau4 juk6 faan6 = rice with tomato and beef

五指茄 ng5 zi2 ke4*2 wu3 zhi3 qie2 = nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

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