枇杷

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (枇杷)		枇	杷
simp. #(枇杷)		枇	杷

Loquat fruit

Etymology

From 琵琶 (pípá, “pipa”). The fruit is said to resemble the musical instrument in shape.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pípá

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pei⁴ paa⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phì-phà
• Northern Min (KCR): bǐ-bǎ
• Eastern Min (BUC): bì-bà
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pî-pê / gî-pê / kî-pê / khî-pê / tî-pê / pî-pêe / gî-pêe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bi⁵ bê⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸biq-boq₈; ⁸biq-bo₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pípá
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pípá
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi²-pʻa²
    • Yale: pí-pá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyipar
    • Palladius: пипа (pipa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 批把 枇把 枇杷 琵琶

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: pei⁴ paa⁴
    • Yale: pèih pàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pei⁴ paa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: péi⁴ pa⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯²¹ pʰaː²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 枇杷 琵琶

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phì-phà
    • Hakka Romanization System: pi^ˇ pa^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pi² pa²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰi¹¹ pʰa¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǐ-bǎ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹ pa²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bì-bà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵³⁻³³ ^(p-)βa⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pî-pê
    • Tâi-lô: pî-pê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pi'pee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi¹³⁻²² pe¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi²⁴⁻²² pe²⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan): /pi²⁴⁻³³ pe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Yilan, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gî-pê
    • Tâi-lô: gî-pê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gi'pee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²⁴⁻²² pe²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡi²⁴⁻¹¹ pe²⁴/
    • IPA (Yilan): /ɡi²⁴⁻³³ pe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-pê
    • Tâi-lô: kî-pê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'pee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² pe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khî-pê
    • Tâi-lô: khî-pê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qi'pee
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /kʰi²⁴⁻²² pe²⁴/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /kʰi²⁴⁻¹² pe²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tî-pê
    • Tâi-lô: tî-pê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: di'pee
    • IPA (Tainan): /ti²⁴⁻³³ pe²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²³⁻³³ pe²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pî-pêe
    • Tâi-lô: pî-pêe
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi¹³⁻²² pɛ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gî-pêe
    • Tâi-lô: gî-pêe
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi¹³⁻²² pɛ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bi⁵ bê⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pî pê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pe⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸biq-boq₈; ⁸biq-bo₆
    • MiniDict: bih^入 boh^入; bih^入 bo^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵biq-boq₅; ⁵biq-bo₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /biɪʔ¹¹ boʔ²³/, /biɪʔ¹¹ bo²³/

Noun

枇杷

1. loquat (type of fruit)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (枇杷):

• → Japanese: 枇杷(ビワ) (biwa)
• → Korean: 비파(枇杷) (bipa)
• → Vietnamese: tì bà (枇杷)

Others:

• → Zhuang: bizbaz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枇	杷
び Jinmeiyō	は > わ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びわ [bíꜜwà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bʲiβ̞a̠]

Noun

枇(び)杷(わ) or 枇杷(ビワ) • (biwa) ^{←びは (bifa)?}

1. loquat, Eriobotrya japonica

Derived terms

• 枇杷核(びわかく) (biwakaku)
• 枇杷葉(びわよう) (biwayō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
枇	杷

Noun

枇杷 • (bipa) (hangeul 비파)

1. hanja form^? of 비파 (“loquat (type of fruit)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
枇	杷

Noun

枇杷

1. chữ Hán form of tì bà (“loquat”).