冬青

Chinese

		winter	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
trad. (冬青)		冬	青
simp. #(冬青)		冬	青

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-chheng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-chheng
    • Tâi-lô: tong-tshing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongzhefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

冬青

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) golden dewdrop

Synonyms

• 假連翹／假连翘 (jiǎliánqiào)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
冬	青
そよご
Grade: 2	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
冬靑 (kyūjitai)

Noun

冬青(そよご) or 冬青(ソヨゴ) • (soyogo) 

1. long stalk holly, Ilex pedunculosa

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
冬	青
とう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
冬靑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーせー [tòóséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

冬(とう)青(せい) • (tōsei) 

1. Synonym of 冬青 (soyogo, “Ilex pedunculosa”)
2. Synonym of 黐の木 (mochi no ki, “Nepal holly, Ilex integra”)

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