茄

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gio5
POJ: kiô
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Chaozhou [ie] ~ Shantou [io] (潮 dio5).

Peng'im: giê5
POJ: kiê
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: eggplant, aubergine
茄

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Dropped gia1 as unattested for this eggplant sense; the dossier attests it only for other senses of 茄 (lotus stalk, transcription use) not drafted here.

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