象橘

Chinese

		elephant	tangerine
trad. (象橘)		象	橘
simp. #(象橘)		象	橘

Etymology

Calque of English elephant apple, influenced by its relatedness to citrus.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngjú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ gwat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngjú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngjyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chü²
    • Yale: syàng-jyú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqjyu
    • Palladius: сянцзюй (sjanczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ gwat¹
    • Yale: jeuhng gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² kʷɐt̚⁵/

Noun

象橘

1. wood apple, elephant apple (Limonia acidissima, syn. Feronia elephantum)

   Synonym: 木蘋果／木苹果

References

• “象橘 Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle”, in Scientific Database of China Plant Species‎^[1], 2013 January 15