Chinese

巧克力

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
chocolate
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 2

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Origin

Borrowed from English chocolate, originally used in Shanghainese. Doublet of 朱古力 (zhūgǔlì).

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • borrowedEnglishchocolate “A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.”
    • borrowedSpanishchocolate
      • borrowedClassical Nahuatlchocolātl
  • characterChinese巧 “skill; technique”
    • meaningChinese工 “labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)”
    • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
      • componentChinese𠃑
      • componentChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese克 “to be able to”
    • simplified fromChinese剋 “to counteract; to work against; to conflict (especially of one's fate with someone else)”
  • characterChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”

Related: Chinese 朱古力 (doublet)

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