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木瓜

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: bhag8 guê1
POJ: ba̍k-kue
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: papaya, Chinese quince
木瓜

The page lists distinct senses (Chinese quince/Chaenomeles, papaya, and a figurative 'slow-witted person') without a Teochew-specific label, so which sense predominates in Teochew was uncertain; papaya was assumed as the common everyday fruit sense.

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