# 馬薺
## Chinese
### Etymology

The first syllable is related to Zhuang mak (“fruit”) (You & Zhou, 1986). Compare 馬蹄／马蹄 (mǎtí).

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Taishan, Wiktionary): ma$^1$ tei$^{4*}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mâ-chhì / ve-chî
    (Hailu, HRS): ma$^ˋ$ ci
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ma$^1$ qi$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bé-chî / bér-chî / bé-chû / bé-chîr
* Cantonese
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ma$^1$ tei$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐba³³ tʰei²¹⁻²¹⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mâ-chhì
*** Hakka Romanization System: ma$^ˊ$ qi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ma$^1$ qi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ t͡sʰi¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mâ-chhì / ve-chî
*** Hakka Romanization System: ma$^ˊ$ qi$^ˇ$ / ve ji$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ma$^1$ qi$^2$ / ve$^4$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ t͡sʰi¹¹/, /ve⁵⁵ t͡si²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ma$^ˋ$ ci
*** Sinological IPA: /ma⁵³ t͡sʰi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ma$^1$ qi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰi¹¹/
* mâ-chhì - Miaoli, Meinong;
* ve-chî - Neipu (from Hokkien).

### Noun

馬薺
* (Hakka, Hokkien, Datian Min, Taishanese) Chinese water chestnut

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 芍, 鳧茈, 鳧茨, 烏芋 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 荸薺 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 地梨兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 地梨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 地梨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 地梨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 地梨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 荸薺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 馬蹄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 荸薺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 荸薺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 荸薺, 地梨兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 荸薺, 地梨兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 荸薺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 荸薺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 荸薺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 荸薺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 荸薺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 地梨兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 地梨兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 地薺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 地薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 地梨兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 地梨兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 荸薺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 荸薺, 地梨子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 荸薺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 荸薺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 荸薺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 荸薺 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 慈姑兒, 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 土菜瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 荸蒜兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 荸薺兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 荸球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 荸薺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 馬蹄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 馬蹄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 馬蹄, 蒲薺, 蒲慈 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 馬蹄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 荸薺子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 薺米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 薺子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 荸薺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 荸薺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 田薺, 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 馬蹄子 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 馬薺 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 馬蹄子 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 馬蹄子 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 馬蹄子 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 馬蹄, 馬蹄子 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 荸薺 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 荸薺 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 馬蹄子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 馬蹄 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 馬薺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 荸救 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 馬絲 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 慈姑 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 馬薺, 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 馬薺, 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 馬薺, 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 馬蹄薺 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 薺蔥 |
| Hakka | Changting | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 馬薺, 馬薺子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 馬薺子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 荸薺 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 荸薺 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 荸薺 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 馬薯 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 馬錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 馬薺, 脆薯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 馬蹄子 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 馬蹄子 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 馬蹄子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 蹄子 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 馬薺 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 馬蹄 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 馬蹄 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 蒲薺 |
| Huizhou | Chun'an (Qiandaohu) | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Chun'an (Jiangjia) | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Jiande (Meicheng) | 荸薺 |
| Huizhou | Jiande (Shouchang) | 地荸薺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 荸薺 |
| Jin | Jining | 地梨 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 地梨兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 地梨兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 地梨兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 荸薺 |
| Jin | Suide | 荸薺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 莓薺 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 莓薺 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 莓薺, 網薺 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 蠓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 薺栗 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 水薺 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 莓薺 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 莓薺 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 田藕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 田薺仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 田藕 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 田藕 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 馬薺蔥 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 馬薺 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 荸薺 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 馬蹄 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬薺, 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 田藕 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 馬薺, 荸薺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 馬蹄 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 錢蔥 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 馬蹄子 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 馬蹄子 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 馬蹄子 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 莓薺 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 莓薺 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 馬薺 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 馬薺 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 馬薺 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 馬蹄 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 馬蹄 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 馬蹄 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 馬蹄 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 馬蹄 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 荸薺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 荸薺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 荸薺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Yangshuo (Jima) | 荸薺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 荸薺, 地栗 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 地栗 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 荸薺 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 荸薺 |
| Wu | Danyang | 荸薺 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 荸薺 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蒲薺, 地栗 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 荸薺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蒲薺 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 糖蒲薺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 荸薺, 荸薺子, 慈姑子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 慈姑子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 慈姑子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 慈姑子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 馬蹄 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 馬蹄 |