芭拉

bālā

noun #15,460

Meanings

1 guava (loanword from Taiwanese)

Characters

plantain (phonetic)

to pull (phonetic)

Examples

台湾的芭拉又甜又脆。

Táiwān de bālā yòu tián yòu cuì.

Taiwanese guava is both sweet and crispy.

我买了几个芭拉回来。

Wǒ mǎi le jǐ gè bālā huílai.

I bought a few guavas.

Tips

usage

芭拉 is a Taiwanese loanword. In mainland China, guava is called 番石榴 (fānshíliú). In Taiwan, 芭拉 (from Hokkien) and 芭乐 (bālè) are both commonly used.

Stroke Order

芭 bā

拉 lā