茄 ke² {jiā}

1.eggplant 2. tomato

茄 ke² {jiā}

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 is more common

茄 ke² {qié}

eggplant

茄瓜 ke² gwaa¹ {qié guā}

eggplant

茄汁 ke⁴ zap¹ {qié zhī}

tomato sauce

茄萣 ke² ding⁶ {Qié dìng}

Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

茄科 ke² fo¹ {qié kē}

Solanaceae (the potato and eggplant family)

茄子 ke² zi² {qié zi}

1. eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)
2. aubergine
3. brinjal
4. Guinea squash
5. phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed)
6. equivalent of "say cheese"

茄哩啡 ke¹ le¹ fe¹ {qié li fēi}

someone who plays a minor role; someone unimportant

茄喱啡 ke¹ le¹ fe¹ {qié lí fēi}

someone who plays a minor role; someone unimportant

茄士咩 ke¹ si⁶ me¹ {qié shì miē}

Cashmere (from loanword)

茄萣鄉〔--乡〕 ke² ding⁶ hoeng¹ {Qié dìng xiāng}

Qieding or Chiating township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣, southwest Taiwan

茄克衫 ke² hak¹ saam¹ {jiā kè shān}

jacket

茄紅素〔-红-〕 ke² hung⁴ sou³ {qié hóng sù}

Lycopene

茄子河區〔---区〕 ke² zi² ho⁴ keoi¹ {Qié zi hé qū}

Qiezihe district of Qitaihe city 七台河, Heilongjiang

茄二十八星瓢蟲〔------虫〕 ke² ji⁶ sap⁶ baat³ sing¹ piu⁴ cung⁴ {qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng}

1. 28-spotted ladybird
2. hadda beetle
3. Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata