蛇果

Chinese

		snake; serpent	fruit; result
simp. and trad. (蛇果)		蛇	果

Etymology

Short for 地厘蛇果, from Cantonese 地厘蛇 (dei6 lei4-1 se4) + 果 (gwo2, “fruit”); the first element is borrowed from English delicious.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shéguǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁴ gwo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shéguǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherguuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: se⁴ gwo²
  - Yale: sèh gwó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se⁴ gwo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé⁴ guo²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛː²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/

Noun

蛇果

Red Delicious (variety of apple)

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