牛油果

Chinese

		cow fat; beef tallow; butter	fruit; result
simp. and trad. (牛油果)		牛油	果

牛油果

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English butter fruit.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúyóuguǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ jau⁴ gwo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúyóuguǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuyóuguǒ
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-yu²-kuo³
  - Yale: nyóu-yóu-gwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouyouguoo
  - Palladius: нююго (njujugo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúyóuguǒr
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuyóuguǒr
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-yu²-kuo³-ʼrh
  - Yale: nyóu-yóu-gwǒr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouyouguool
  - Palladius: нююгор (njujugor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ jau⁴ gwo²
  - Yale: ngàuh yàuh gwó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ jau⁴ gwo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ yeo⁴ guo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/

Noun

牛油果

avocado (Classifier: 個／个 c; 隻／只 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鱷梨 (“avocado”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鱷梨 Mainland China, 酪梨 Taiwan
Mandarin	Taiwan	酪梨
	Malaysia	牛油果, 鱷梨
	Singapore	牛油果, 鱷梨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	牛油果
Cantonese	Hong Kong	牛油果

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