啫喱

zhělí

noun

Measure Word

一杯啫喱 bēi

Meanings

1 jelly
2 gel
3 jello

Characters

(phonetic, from Cantonese je)

(phonetic, from Cantonese lei)

Examples

她买了一杯水果啫喱。

Tā mǎi le yī bēi shuǐguǒ zhělí.

She bought a cup of fruit jelly.

用一点发啫喱可以让头发更服帖。

Yòng yīdiǎn fà zhělí kěyǐ ràng tóufa gèng fú tiē.

A little hair gel makes the hair lie flatter.

Tips

register

Loanword for English 'jelly', borrowed via Cantonese (Cantonese reading 'je-lei' approximates the English sound much better than the Mandarin reading does). Common in Hong Kong and Guangdong for both edible jelly and cosmetic gels (发啫喱 hair gel).

Stroke Order

啫 zhě

喱 lí