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桃 means peach or peaches (Prunus persica) in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
In Chinese culture, the peach represents longevity or long life.
This can also be the Japanese surname, Momosaki.
Martial arts term
猴子偷桃 is a martial arts term that I find hilarious. I thought Stephen Chow had made this up for his Monkey King movie. After some research, it turns out to be real.
This can be translated as “monkey stealing peaches” or “monkey steals the peach.” It refers to distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other.
In colloquial Chinese speech, this can refer to grabbing somebody by the balls (without any martial arts technique to the grabbing).
Ōbaidōri or Oubaitori means cherry, apricot, peach, and plum blossoms.
While these four different blossoms look very similar at first glance, they all bloom differently and have their own distinct shapes and smells. Yet despite their differences, each and every blossom is proud and beautiful in its own way.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 桃 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
桃 see styles |
táo tao2 t`ao tao momo(p); momo もも(P); モモ |
More info & calligraphy: Peach / Peachespeach (Prunus persica); (surname) Momosaki |
猴子偷桃 see styles |
hóu zi tōu táo hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2 hou tzu t`ou t`ao hou tzu tou tao |
More info & calligraphy: Monkey Stealing Peaches |
こ桃 see styles |
komomo こもも |
(female given name) Komomo |
一桃 see styles |
itsumi いつみ |
(female given name) Itsumi |
万桃 see styles |
kazumo かずも |
(female given name) Kazumo |
仙桃 see styles |
xiān táo xian1 tao2 hsien t`ao hsien tao |
the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母 |
光桃 see styles |
komomo こもも |
(obscure) nectarine; (female given name) Komomo |
分桃 see styles |
fēn táo fen1 tao2 fen t`ao fen tao |
homosexual |
初桃 see styles |
hatsumomo はつもも |
(personal name) Hatsumomo |
千桃 see styles |
chimomo ちもも |
(female given name) Chimomo |
南桃 see styles |
minamo みなも |
(female given name) Minamo |
咲桃 see styles |
sato さと |
(female given name) Sato |
唐桃 see styles |
karamomo; karamomo からもも; カラモモ |
(1) (kana only) apricot (Prunus armeniaca); (2) (See 寿星桃) Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach) |
壽桃 寿桃 see styles |
shòu táo shou4 tao2 shou t`ao shou tao |
(myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu; fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift |
夕桃 see styles |
yume ゆめ |
(female given name) Yume |
大桃 see styles |
daitou / daito だいとう |
(surname) Daitou |
央桃 see styles |
oto おと |
(female given name) Oto |
奈桃 see styles |
namomo なもも |
(female given name) Namomo |
子桃 see styles |
komomo こもも |
(female given name) Komomo |
季桃 see styles |
riido / rido りいど |
(female given name) Riido |
小桃 see styles |
komomo こもも |
(female given name) Komomo |
山桃 see styles |
yamamomo; yamamomo やまもも; ヤマモモ |
(kana only) wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle |
彩桃 see styles |
momo もも |
(female given name) Momo |
心桃 see styles |
komomo こもも |
(female given name) Komomo |
怜桃 see styles |
remo れも |
(female given name) Remo |
恋桃 see styles |
remon れもん |
(female given name) Remon |
愛桃 see styles |
merumo めるも |
(female given name) Merumo |
扁桃 see styles |
biǎn táo bian3 tao2 pien t`ao pien tao hentou / hento へんとう |
almond tree; almond; flat peach (1) (See アーモンド) almond; (2) {anat} tonsil |
敬桃 see styles |
keitou / keto けいとう |
(personal name) Keitou |
昌桃 see styles |
shoutou / shoto しょうとう |
(given name) Shoutou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Peach Peaches | 桃 | momo | táo / tao2 / tao | t`ao / tao |
Monkey Stealing Peaches | 猴子偷桃 | hóu zi tōu táo hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2 hou zi tou tao houzitoutao | hou tzu t`ou t`ao houtzutoutao hou tzu tou tao |
|
Obaidori Oubaitori | 桜梅桃李 | oubaidouri / obaidori |
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