覆盆子

Chinese

to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter
to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
 
basin
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (覆盆子)
simp. #(覆盆子)

Etymology

Attested since the Tang dynasty, e.g., in The Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang. Also attested in the famous Compendium of Materia Medica. False cognate of French framboise.

Pronunciation


Noun

覆盆子

  1. raspberry

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “覆盆子”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 511.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

覆盆子 • (bokbunja) (hangeul 복분자)

  1. hanja form? of 복분자 (Korean blackberry)