多尼

Chinese
 
many; much; a lot of
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
 Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
trad. (多尼) 多 尼
simp. #(多尼) 多 尼
alternative forms 刀蓮／刀莲

Pronunciation

Noun

多尼

  1. (Hokkien) rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 桃金娘 (“rose myrtle”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 桃金娘
Taxonomic name 桃金娘
Mandarin Taiwan 桃金娘
Cantonese Guangzhou 棯仔, 崗棯
Hong Kong 崗棯
Hakka Hong Kong 棯仔
Eastern Min Fuzhou 刀蓮
Southern Min Xiamen 山多尼, 多尼
Zhangzhou 多尼
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