# 草莓
## Chinese
### Etymology

Appears in early 20th century. Probably a calque of English strawberry.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cǎoméi
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cou$^2$ mui$^{4-2}$ / cou$^2$ mui$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhó-mòi
    (Hailu, HRS): co$^ˊ$ moi
* Eastern Min (BUC): chāu-muòi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chháu-m̂ / chháu-mûi / chhó-m̂ / chhó-mûi / chháu-môe / chhó-môe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cao$^2$ bhuê$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cǎoméi
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cǎoméi
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻao$^3$-mei$^2$
*** Yale: tsǎu-méi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaomei
*** Palladius: цаомэй (caomɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cou$^2$ mui$^{4-2}$ / cou$^2$ mui$^4$
*** Yale: chóu múi / chóu mùih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsou$^2$ mui$^{4-2}$ / tsou$^2$ mui$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cou$^2$ mui$^{4-2}$ / cou$^2$ mui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ muːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ muːi̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhó-mòi
*** Hakka Romanization System: co$^ˋ$ moi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: co$^3$ moi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo³¹ moi̯¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: co$^ˊ$ moi
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo²⁴⁻³³ moi⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: chāu-muòi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰau³³⁻²¹ mui⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-m̂
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-m̂
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhaw'mm
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩¹³/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻²⁴ m̩²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩²³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-mûi
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-muî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhawmuii
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ muĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-m̂
*** Tâi-lô: tshó-m̂
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoy'mm
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-mûi
*** Tâi-lô: tshó-muî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoymuii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-môe
*** Tâi-lô: tsháu-muê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhawmoee
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muẽ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhó-môe
*** Tâi-lô: tshó-muê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoymoee
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muẽ¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cao$^2$ bhuê$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsháu buê
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵⁵/

### Noun

草莓
* strawberry (fruit, or plant) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
       Cǎoméi bù kāihuā, yě bù jiēguǒ. [Pinyin]
       The strawberry tree won't bloom or bear fruit.
* (slang) hickey
       Tā zài wǒ bózi shàng zhòng cǎoméi. [Pinyin]
       He gave me a hickey on my neck. (lit. He planted a strawberry on my neck.)

#### Synonyms

* (strawberry):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 草莓 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 草莓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 洋桑葚兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 草莓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 馬林果兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 草莓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 草莓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 草莓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 破蔓頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 草莓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 地皮兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 草莓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Jimsar | 地飄兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 草莓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 士多啤梨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 士多啤梨 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 士多啤梨 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 莓果, 草莓, 士多啤梨 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 士多啤梨 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 紅果仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 草莓, 刺波仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 草莓, 刺波仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 草莓, 竻波仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 草莓, 刺波 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 草莓, 竻波仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 草莓, 刺波子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 草莓 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 草莓 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 草莓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 草莓 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 草莓 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 草莓 GT, 刺波 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | strawberry |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 草莓 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 草莓 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (hickey): 吻痕 (wěnhén)

#### Derived terms

* 種草莓 / 种草莓 (zhòng cǎoméi)
* 草莓兵 (cǎoméibīng)
* 草莓族 (cǎoméizú)
* 草莓酒