桂圓

Chinese

		Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify
trad. (桂圓)		桂	圓
simp. (桂圆)		桂	圆

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ jyun⁴ / gwai³ jyun^4-2
Gan (Wiktionary): gui⁴ yon
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui-yèn / kui-yàn
Jin (Wiktionary): gui³ ye¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kue-yoe
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): guei⁴ yenn²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guìyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèiyuán
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-yüan²
  - Yale: gwèi-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyyuan
  - Palladius: гуйюань (gujjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    桂圓／桂圆
    櫃員／柜员
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai³ jyun⁴ / gwai³ jyun^4-2
  - Yale: gwai yùhn / gwai yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ jyn⁴ / gwai³ jyn^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei³ yun⁴ / guei³ yun^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːn²¹/, /kʷɐi̯³³ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: gui⁴ yon
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kui³⁵ yɵn²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui ien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴ yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui (r)ian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴ yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵ (j)i̯an¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: gui³ ye¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuei⁴⁵ ye¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kue-yoe
  - MiniDict: kue^去 yoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kue-hhyoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue³³ ɦyø⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: guei⁴ yenn²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯e̞i̯⁴⁵ y̯ẽ¹³/

Noun

桂圓

longan
dried longan
Synonym: 龍眼乾／龙眼干 (lóngyǎngān)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 龍眼 (“longan”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		龍眼, 龍目, 荔枝奴, 亞荔枝, 驪珠, 圓眼, 益智, 燕卵, 蜜脾, 鮫淚, 川彈子
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		龍眼
Taxonomic name		龍眼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	桂圓
	Taiwan	龍眼
	Harbin	桂圓
	Shenyang	桂圓
	Malaysia	龍眼
	Singapore	龍眼
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	桂圓
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	龍眼
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	桂圓
	Xi'an	圓圓
	Xining	桂圓兒
	Xuzhou	龍眼, 龍眼兒, 桂圓
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	桂圓, 圓圓
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	桂圓
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	圓圓兒, 桂圓, 桂圓兒, 龍眼, 龍眼兒
	Wuhan	桂圓
	Guiyang	桂圓, 圓圓
	Kunming	桂圓
	Guilin	桂圓
	Liuzhou	龍眼, 龍眼果, 桂圓
	Nanning (Wuming)	龍眼, 龍眼果
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	桂圓
	Yangzhou	圓眼
	Hefei	圓圓
Cantonese	Guangzhou	龍眼, 圓眼
	Hong Kong	龍眼
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	龍眼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	龍眼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	龍眼
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	龍眼仔
	Macau	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	圓眼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	龍眼
	Foshan	龍眼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	龍眼
	Foshan (Shunde)	龍眼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	龍眼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	龍眼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	龍眼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	龍眼
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	龍眼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	龍眼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	龍眼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	龍眼
	Taishan	圓眼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	榕眼
	Enping (Niujiang)	龍眼
	Heshan (Yayao)	龍眼
	Dongguan	龍眼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	龍眼
	Shaoguan	龍眼
	Yunfu	榕眼
	Yangjiang	魚眼, 龍眼
	Xinyi	龍眼
	Lianjiang	龍眼
	Nanning	龍眼
	Wuzhou	龍眼
	Yulin	龍眼子
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	龍眼
	Danzhou	龍眼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	龍眼
	Singapore (Guangfu)	龍眼
	Yangon (Taishan)	龍眼
	Mandalay (Taishan)	龍眼
Gan	Nanchang	桂圓, 泡圓
	Pengze	桂圓
	Lichuan	頂圓
	Pingxiang	桂圓, 福圓
Hakka	Meixian	牛眼, 牛眼仔, 龍眼
	Xingning	牛眼哩
	Dabu (Xihe)	牛眼
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huidong (Daling)	龍眼
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	龍眼
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	龍眼仔
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Boluo (Bendihua)	龍眼
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	龍眼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Changbu)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	牛眼
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	龍眼
	Zijin	龍眼
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	果哎
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	果哎
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	圓肉
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	龍眼
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	龍眼果
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	龍眼
	Jiexi	牛眼
	Luhe	牛眼
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	牛眼
	Changting	圓眼, 龍眼
	Longyan (Yongding)	龍眼
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	龍眼
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	龍眼
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	龍眼
	Wuping	龍眼
	Wuping (Pingyu)	龍眼
	Liancheng	龍眼
	Liancheng (Peitian)	圓眼
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	龍眼
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	龍眼
	Ninghua	泡圓
	Yudu	泡圓, 林眼子
	Ruijin	圓眼
	Shicheng	泡圓
	Shangyou (Shexi)	泡圓
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	牛眼仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	牛眼仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	牛眼仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	牛眼
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	牛眼
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	牛眼
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	牛眼
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	牛眼
Hong Kong	龍眼
Luchuan (Daqiao)	龍眼
Chengdu (Hexingchang)	圓圓
Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	龍眼
Yilong (Ma'an)	桂圓兒
Xichang (Huanglianguan)	圓圓
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	龍眼
Senai (Huiyang)	龍眼
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	牛眼, 龍眼
Singkawang	龍眼
Bangkok (Meixian)	龍眼
Bangkok (Fengshun)	牛眼
Huizhou	Jixi	桂圓
Jin	Taiyuan	桂圓, 龍眼
Northern Min	Jian'ou	龍眼
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	龍眼
	Fuzhou (Changle)	龍眼
	Fuqing	龍眼
	Yongtai	龍眼
	Gutian	龍眼
	Fu'an	龍眼
	Ningde	龍眼
	Shouning	寶圓
	Zhouning	寶圓
	Fuding	寶圓
	Matsu	龍眼
	Singapore (Fuqing)	寶圓
Southern Min	Xiamen	龍眼
	Quanzhou	龍眼
	Jinjiang	龍眼
	Shishi	龍眼
	Zhangzhou	龍眼
	Zhao'an	龍眼
	Dongshan	龍眼
	Taipei	龍眼
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	龍眼
	Kaohsiung	龍眼
	Yilan	龍眼
	Changhua (Lukang)	龍眼
	Taichung	龍眼
	Tainan	龍眼
	Hsinchu	龍眼
	Kinmen	龍眼
	Penghu (Magong)	龍眼
	Penang (Hokkien)	龍眼
	Singapore (Hokkien)	龍眼
	Manila (Hokkien)	龍眼
	Longyan	龍眼
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	龍眼
	Datian	龍眼
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	龍眼
	Chaozhou	肉眼
	Raoping	肉眼
	Shantou	肉眼
	Shantou (Chenghai)	肉眼
	Jieyang	肉眼
	Haifeng	肉眼
	Bangkok (Teochew)	肉眼
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	肉眼
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	肉眼
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	龍眼
	Pontianak (Teochew)	龍眼
	Wenchang	龍眼
	Haikou	龍眼
Puxian Min	Putian	龍眼
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	龍眼
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	龍眼
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	龍眼
	Xianyou	龍眼
	Xianyou (Fengting)	龍眼
	Xianyou (Youyang)	龍眼
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	龍眼
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	龍眼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	龍眼
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	龍眼
Shehua	Fu'an	龍眼
	Fuding	寶圓
	Luoyuan	龍眼
	Sanming	龍眼
	Shunchang	龍眼
	Hua'an	龍眼
	Guixi (Zhangping)	龍眼
	Cangnan	龍眼
	Jingning (Hexi)	龍眼
	Lishui	桂圓
	Longyou	桂圓
Wu	Shanghai	桂圓
	Shanghai (Chongming)	桂圓
	Suzhou	桂圓
	Danyang	泡圓, 桂圓
	Hangzhou	桂圓
	Ningbo	桂圓
	Wenzhou	圓眼, 魁圓
	Jinhua	桂圓
Xiang	Changsha	桂圓
	Loudi	泡圓, 桂圓
	Shuangfeng	桂圓, 泡圓
	Quanzhou	龍眼
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	圓眼
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	龍眼
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	龍眼
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	龍眼
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	龍眼
	Renhua (Shitang)	龍耳仔
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	龍眼
	Lechang (Changlai)	龍眼
	Lechang (Beixiang)	龍眼
	Lechang (Huangpu)	龍眼
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	龍眼
	Lechang (Sanxi)	龍眼

Derived terms

桂圓肉／桂圆肉 (guìyuánròu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guìyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèiyuán
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-yüan²
  - Yale: gwèi-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyyuan
  - Palladius: гуйюань (gujjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    桂圓／桂圆
    櫃員／柜员

Noun

桂圓

(Mainland China, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 櫃員／柜员 (guìyuán)