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ke2 ke1 gaa1
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[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. |
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番茄 faan1 ke4*2 = tomato 茄汁 ke4*2 zap1 = ketchup; catsup 粵 茄子 ke4*2 zi2 = eggplant 國 蕃茄 faan1 ke4*2 = tomato 茄湯 ke4*2 tong1 = tomato soup 粵 茄瓜 ke4 gwaa1 = 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 See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 30 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |