# lìn-gò͘
## Hokkien
### Etymology

From Japanese 林(りん)檎(ご) (ringo, “apple”).

### Pronunciation

* (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lìn-gò͘
** Tâi-lô: lìn-gòo
** Phofsit Daibuun: lien'gox
** IPA (Taipei): /lin¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ¹¹/
** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lin²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ²¹/

### Noun

lìn-gò͘
* (Taiwan) apple

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蘋果 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蘋果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蘋果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蘋果 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蘋果 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蘋果 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蘋果 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蘋果 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蘋果 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 蘋果, 果子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蘋果 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 果子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 果子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蘋果 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蘋果 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蘋果 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蘋果 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蘋果, 果子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 蘋果 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蘋果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 蘋果 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蘋果 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蘋果 |
| Gan | Pengze | 蘋果 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蘋果 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 林檎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 林檎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 林檎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 林檎, 蘋果 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 林檎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蘋果 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蘋果 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Datong | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Jining | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Handan | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蘋果 |
| Jin | Suide | 蘋果 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蘋果 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 瓜果 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 瓜果 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 林檎, 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 林檎, 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 林檎, 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蘋果, 林檎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蘋果 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蘋果 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 蘋果 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蘋果 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蘋果 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蘋果 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蘋果 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蘋果 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 蘋果 |

### References

* “Entry #31090”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.