番荔枝

fānlìzhī

noun

Measure Word

一个番荔枝 ge

Meanings

1 custard apple (sugar-apple, Annona squamosa)
2 sweetsop

Characters

Examples

台湾的番荔枝特别甜。

Táiwān de fānlìzhī tèbié tián.

Taiwanese custard apples are especially sweet.

番荔枝果肉像奶油一样软。

Fānlìzhī guǒròu xiàng nǎiyóu yíyàng ruǎn.

Custard apple flesh is as soft as cream.

Tips

usage

番 marks fruit/plants introduced from abroad (cf. 番茄 'tomato', 番薯 'sweet potato'). Here 番荔枝 is 'foreign lychee' — the bumpy green skin vaguely resembles lychee's, but the flesh tastes like sweet custard. Also called 释迦 (shìjiā) in Taiwan for its resemblance to Buddha's topknot.

Stroke Order

番 fān

荔 lì

枝 zhī