The Chinese word for tomato is
西红柿
xī hóng shì
Chinese Definition
| tomato | |
| 1. 名词. 番茄、﹝大陸也稱之為﹞西紅柿 | |
| Components | |
| 西 | |
| 1. west; western | |
| 2. (Cantonese, euphemistic) Synonym of 閪 (hai1) | |
| 3. spin (noun) | |
| 腳趾尾mei5-1 拉laai1西 - to do a sidespin with one's little toe - | |
| 4. to spin; to cause to spin | |
| 5. carrying spin | |
| 6. to deviate from a path due to some force | |
| 架 車 轉zyun3彎 嗰陣zan6-2 好 西。 - There was strong centrifugal force when the vehicle turned. | |
| 7. to hit | |
| 一嘢 西 落 佢 度 | |
| 红 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 紅 | |
| 柿 | |
| 1. persimmon |
Translations for 柿 and their definitions
| 西紅柿 | |
| 1. n. (chiefly Mainland especially Mandarin) tomato (from 19th c.) | |
| 2. usage. Common term used in Standard Chinese in Mainland China (Putonghua). |
| 西红柿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 西紅柿 |
| 番茄 | |
| 1. n. tomato (from 19th c.) | |
| 2. n. (Xianyou Min, Luoyuan Shehua) chilli pepper |
| 柿子 | |
| 1. persimmon |
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