荔枝 (lai6 zi1 | li4 zhi1) : lychee

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荔枝

lai6 zi1

li4 zhi1

lychee (also seen spelled litchi, lichee) -- a popular fruit in China with a rough red skin surrounding a sweet white flesh

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

荔枝

This word has been viewed 5932 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 11th Oct 2004 13:33 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

荔 lai6 - lychee
枝 zi1 - tree branch; twig

4 compounds containing this word:

荔枝角 - Lai Chi Kok (MTR station)
番荔枝 - sweetsop
荔枝菌 - a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree
番鬼荔枝 - sugar-apple, sweetsop

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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'.]

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

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