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lai6
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lychee; litchi; lichee Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 艸 (#140)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 4679 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Sep 2010 04:43 |
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荔枝 lai6 zi1 = lychee 荔枝角 lai6 zi1 gok3 = Lai Chi Kok (MTR station) 荔景 lai6 ging2 = Lai King (MTR station) 番荔枝 faan1 lai6 zi1 = sweetsop 荔枝菌 lai6 zi1 kwan5*2 = a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree 粵 大荔 daai6 lai6 = Dali (place in Shaanxi) 荔波 lai6 bo1 = Libo (place in Guizhou) 荔浦 lai6 pou2 = Lipu (place in Guangxi) 番鬼荔枝 faan1 gwai2 lai6 zi1 = sugar-apple, sweetsop 荔景山路 lai6 ging2 saan1 lou6 = Lai King Hill Road |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 荔
一粒荔枝三把火。 粵
A lychee carries 'three fire'. [This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |