生果

Chinese

 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
fruit; result
simp. and trad.
(生果)

Pronunciation


Noun

生果

  1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) fruit (as food)
    生果小姐 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    生果小姐 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    hou2 leng3 saang1 gwo2. maai5 di1 laa1, siu2 ze2. [Jyutping]
    Very nice fruits. Buy a few, miss.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 生果 (sraeng kwaX, literally fresh, raw + fruit).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)() • (seika) せいくわ (seikwa)?

  1. raw fruit, fresh fruit

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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