開心果

See also: 开心果

Chinese

	happy; delighted; to open up the mind happy; delighted; to open up the mind; to enlighten the mind	fruit; result
trad. (開心果)	開心	果
simp. (开心果)	开心	果
Literally: “happy nut”.

開心果 (1)

Etymology

Said to be thus called from the shape resemblance to a smiling face. Alternatively, it may be a literal interpretation of 開心 (“to open the heart”), since most pistachio nuts dehisce, or pop open as they mature.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāixīnguǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄣㄍㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ sam¹ gwo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāixīnguǒ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄣㄍㄨㄛˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishinguuo
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāixīnguǒr
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄒㄧㄣㄍㄨㄛˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaishinguuol
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kwɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ sam¹ gwo²
  - Yale: hōi sām gwó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ sam¹ gwo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ sem¹ guo²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

Noun

開心果

pistachio (nut)
(figuratively) someone or something that makes people laugh, especially a lively and humorous person who keeps the group dynamic fun; barrel of laughs; life of the party

Synonyms

(pistachio) 阿月渾子／阿月浑子 (āyuèhúnzǐ), 必思答 (bìsīdá)

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