茄子 in English qie2 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
  • aubergine
  • brinjal
  • Guinea squash
  • phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed)
  • equivalent of "say cheese"

Simplified Characters

茄 子

Traditional Characters

茄 子

Pinyin

qie2 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

茄jia1phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound 'jia', although 夹 is more common 子zi5son