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金橘

金橘

Chinese

		metal; money; gold	tangerine
simp. and trad. (金橘)		金	橘

Noun

金橘

kumquat

See also

(Min Nan) 金柑 (kim-kam)

Etymology

From 金 (jīn, “golden”) + 橘 (jú, “orange”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīnjú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gwat¹
Min Nan (POJ): kim-kit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jīnjú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjyu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    金桔
    金橘
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gam¹ gwat¹
  - Yale: gām gwāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gwat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    柑橘
    金橘
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-kit
  - Tâi-lô: kim-kit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimkid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ kit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² kit̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kit̚³²/