鱷梨
Appearance
See also: 鳄梨
Chinese
[edit]crocodile; alligator | pear | ||
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trad. (鱷梨/鰐梨) | 鱷/鰐 | 梨 | |
simp. (鳄梨) | 鳄 | 梨 |
Etymology
[edit]Calque of English alligator pear.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄌㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èlí
- Wade–Giles: o4-li2
- Yale: è-lí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehli
- Palladius: эли (eli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ li³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngok6 lei4
- Yale: ngohk lèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngok9 lei4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngog6 léi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːk̚² lei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]鱷梨
- (chiefly Mainland China, Singapore) avocado
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 鱷梨 (“avocado”) [map]
Derived terms
[edit]- 鱷梨油/鳄梨油 (“avocado oil”)
- 鱷梨醬/鳄梨酱 (èlíjiàng)