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荔枝 (lai6 zi1) — lychee (also seen spelled litchi, lichee) -- a popular fruit in China with a rough red skin surrounding a sweet white flesh in Cantonese

laiˍ₆荔ziˉ¹枝
Mandarin Pinyin: li4 zhi1

Meaning of 荔枝

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

Example Sentences with 荔枝

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.
jatˉ¹一napˉ¹粒laiˍ₆荔ziˉ¹枝saamˉ¹三baaˊ²把foˊ²火。
A lychee carries 'three fire'.
niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻laiˍ₆荔ziˉ¹枝gwai˗₃桂mei6.味。
This lychee is GUIWEI variety.
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Characters in 荔枝

荔lai6
lychee; litchi; lichee
枝zi1
(of tree) branch; twig

Words Containing 荔枝

荔枝角lai6 zi1 gok3
Lai Chi Kok (MTR station)
番荔枝faan1 lai6 zi1
sweetsop
荔枝菌lai6 zi1 kwan2
a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree | also 夏至菌, 雞縱菌
番鬼荔枝faan1 gwai2 lai6 zi1
sugar-apple (fruit)

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