绿橙 (lǜchéng): green orange

Measure Word

一个绿橙 gè

Hǎinán lǜchéng pí lǜ ròu tián.

Hainan green oranges have a green peel and sweet flesh.

Lǜchéng qíshí yǐjīng chéngshú le.

Green oranges are actually already ripe.

culture

Signature citrus of Qionghai, Hainan. The skin stays green at maturity because the warm climate never cools enough to break down chlorophyll.

绿 lǜ

橙 chéng