莲雾 (liánwù) · wax apple, Java apple, bell fruit

Measure Word

一个莲雾 gè

Meanings

1 wax apple
2 Java apple
3 bell fruit

About the ingredient

A bell-shaped fruit with glossy red, pink or green skin and white, spongy, watery flesh, crisp and mildly sweet with a touch of sour. It is eaten fresh and uncut, and is grown in Guangdong and Taiwan.

Also called 洋蒲桃

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我在水果店买了一斤莲雾。

Wǒ zài shuǐguǒ diàn mǎi le yì jīn liánwù.

I bought half a kilo of wax apples at the fruit shop.

HSK 5

莲雾的水分很多，味道有点儿像梨。

Liánwù de shuǐfèn hěnduō, wèidao yǒudiǎnr xiàng lí.

Wax apples are very juicy and taste a little like pears.

Tips

usage

莲雾 is the usual name and 洋蒲桃 another. The name is a sound loan of Malay jambu and has nothing to do with 莲 (lotus). The tree grows in Guangdong and Taiwan, and the fruit is eaten fresh.