FRUIT  果實

RIPE SEED ON PLANT or TREE, TYPICALLY HARVESTED by HUMANS FOR EATING.
Hypernym
Hyponym
  • GOURD FRUIT of a CREEPER PLANT the SHELL of which is USED as a VESSEL. []
    • ACORN The FRUIT or seed of the oak-tree; an oval nut growing in a shallow woody cup or cupule.
      • APPLE FRUIT of one of the TREES
        • BERRY SMALL FRUITS GROWING on BUSHES OR TREES.
          • GRAPE BERRY of SMALL TREE PLANTED FOR PRODUCING WINE.
          • PEPPER PUNGENT SPICY BERRY. []
        • FIG FRUIT of the fig TREE. [FICUS]???
          • NUT SMALL FRUIT which has a HARD SHELL AND A SOFT OFTEN EDIBLE KERNEL.
            • OLIVE [Olea sativa], a small oval drupe, with bitter pulp abounding in oil, and hard stone; valuable as a source of oil, and also eaten pickled in an unripe state.
              • PEACH The FRUIT of the TREE [Amygdalus persica]
                • PEAR FRUIT OF TREE []???
                  Old Chinese Criteria
                  1. The dominant common general word for edible fruit, typically as viewed from the consumer's point of view, is guǒ 果.

                  2. The dominant common general word for the fruit viewed from a biological point of view is shí 實.

                  Modern Chinese Criteria
                  水果

                  果品

                  鮮果

                  果實

                  果子





                  rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

                  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 5.71

                  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 2.1213

                  Words

                    shí OC: ɢljiɡ MC: ʑit 19 AttributionsWD

                  The dominant common general word for the fruit viewed from a biological point of view is shí 實.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfruit
                  • nabfigurativesubstantial meaning
                  • npost-Nfruit of NDS
                  • vibear fruit; bear seed
                  • vtoNbear (fruit)
                    guǒ OC: kloolʔ MC: kʷɑ
                    guǒ OC: kloolʔ MC: kʷɑ 11 AttributionsWD

                  The dominant common general word for fruit is guǒ 果. huang

                    Syntactic words
                  • nadNfruit-DS
                  • nccfruit growing on a tree
                  • npost-Nfigurativeabstract fruits> positive results of N
                    lì OC: b-riɡ MC: lit 6 AttributionsWD

                  Lì 栗 refers to a chestnut tree.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nchestnuts; chestnut
                    zǎo OC: tsuuʔ MC: tsɑu 4 AttributionsWD

                  Zaǒ 棗 refers to jujube, Zizyphus vulgaris.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfruit of the jujube tree; jujube date
                    nài OC: naads MC: nɑi 2 AttributionsWD

                  Nài 柰 refers to a crab-apple. There are three types: white, red, and green.

                    Syntactic words
                  • ndistinguished tasty kind of fruit
                  果實  guǒ shí OC: kloolʔ ɢljiɡ MC: kʷɑ ʑit 2 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPnonreferentialfruit
                    lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 1 AttributionWD

                  Lǐ 李 refers to plums.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nplum
                    yòu OC: liwɡs MC: jɨu 1 AttributionWD

                  Yòu 柚 (also called wéndàn 文旦) refers to a pumelo.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfruit from the pomelo tree; pomelo
                    méi OC: mɯɯ MC: muo̝i 1 AttributionWD

                  Méi 梅 refers to prunes.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nplum
                    zhēn OC: tsrin MC: ʈʂin 1 AttributionWD

                  Zhēn 榛 refers to a hazel nut or filbert tree.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nhazel; hazelnut
                    jú OC: kʷlid MC: kʷit 1 AttributionWD

                  Jú 橘 refers to orange.

                    Syntactic words
                  • norange
                    luǒ OC: roolʔ MC: lʷɑ 1 AttributionWD

                  Luǒ 蓏 refers to the fruits which grow on the ground, like melons, gourds, etc.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfruit growing on a bush or (like melons, gourds, cucumbers) on the ground
                  果栗  guǒ lì OC: kloolʔ b-riɡ MC: kʷɑ lit 1 AttributionWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPpluralfruits, all kind of fruits, fruits and nuts
                  果蓏  guǒ luǒ OC: kloolʔ roolʔ MC: kʷɑ lʷɑ 1 AttributionWD

                  Guǒluǒ 果蓏 is general term for fruits which grow both on the trees and on the ground (like melons, gourds, etc.).

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfruits of all kinds, growing on trees, on the ground like melons, and on creepers
                  聖果  shèng guǒ OC: qhljeŋs kloolʔ MC: ɕiɛŋ kʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
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                  • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: the holy fruit > enlightenment to the truth
                  芥子  jiè zǐ OC: kreeds sklɯʔ MC: kɣɛi tsɨ 1 AttributionWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPmustard seed In BUDDH. scriptures 芥子 symbolizes the ultimate smallest in contrast to Mt. Sumeru which symbolizes the ultimate largest in the universe. The term often expresses that characteristics/forms are illusionary and that all things contain each other; 'mustard seed' and 'Mt. Sumeru' containing each other is a reocurring theme in Recorded Sayings literature. (see for example VIMALKIRTI, T.14/475: 546b28-29: " 唯願度者乃見須彌入芥子中。是名住不思議解脫法門。 "; BAIJUYI; see also LIANG XIAOHONG 1994: 79).
                  華果  huá guǒ OC: ɢʷraal kloolʔ MC: ɦɣɛ kʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPflowers and fruit
                    lí MC: lij OC: rilCH 1 AttributionWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • nhaw categus cuneata and pinnatifida(?)CH
                    xìng OC: graaŋʔ MC: ɦɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Xìng 杏 refers refers to an apricot.

                    Syntactic words
                    zhā OC: skraa MC: ʈʂɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Zhā 柤 refers to a kind of oranges, which is solid inside and with a black and greesy glossy surface.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nkind of fruit (hawthorn; Crataegus ??)
                    táo OC: ɡ-laaw MC: dɑu 0 AttributionsWD

                  Táo 桃 refers to a peach.

                    Syntactic words
                    Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD
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                  • nfruit of the hovenia dulcis??
                    chéng OC: rdɯɯŋ MC: ɖɣɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Chéng 橙 refers to a common or coolie orange.

                    Syntactic words
                    lú OC: ɡ-raa MC: luo̝ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Lú 櫨 refers to a smoke tree.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nkind of fruit tree
                    shèn OC: ɢljumʔ MC: ʑim 0 AttributionsWD

                  Shèn 葚 refers to the fruit of the mullberry.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfruit of the mulberry tree
                  李子  lǐ zǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ sklɯʔ MC: lɨ tsɨ 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPplum
                  林檎  lín qín OC: ɡ-rɯm ɡrɯm MC: lim gim 0 AttributionsWD

                  Lín qín 林檎 is a colloquial word referring to small red apples.

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                  枇杷  pí pá OC: bi braa MC: bi bɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Pí pá 枇杷 refers to a loquat.

                    Syntactic words
                  梅子  méi zǐ OC: mɯɯ sklɯʔ MC: muo̝i tsɨ 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPplum
                  楊梅  yáng méi OC: k-laŋ mɯɯ MC: ji̯ɐŋ muo̝i 0 AttributionsWD

                  Yáng méi 楊梅 refers to an arbutus.

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                  橄欖  gǎn lǎn OC: klaamʔ ɡ-raamʔ MC: kɑm lɑm 0 AttributionsWD

                  Gǎn lǎn 橄欖 refers to olives.

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                  櫻桃  yīng táo OC: qreeŋ ɡ-laaw MC: ʔɣɛŋ dɑu 0 AttributionsWD

                  Yīngtáo 櫻桃 refers to cherries.

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                  荔枝  lì zhī OC: ɡ-rɯɯbs kje MC: lei tɕiɛ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Lìzhī 荔枝 refers to a lichee, a special kind of a fruit which grows in southern China.

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                  赤奈  chì nài OC: khjaɡ naads MC: tɕhiɛk nɑi 0 AttributionsWD

                  Chìnài 赤奈 refers to a small fruit resembling an apple.

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                  龍眼  lóng yǎn OC: b-roŋ ŋɡrɯɯnʔ MC: li̯oŋ ŋɣɛn 0 AttributionsWD

                  Lóngyǎn 龍眼 refers to a special kind of juicy fruit with a white pulp and a yellow-brownish peel.

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                    zǐ OC: sklɯʔ MC: tsɨ 0 AttributionsWD
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