榴莲

榴蓮

liúlián

noun #55,308

Measure Word

一个榴莲 gè

Meanings

1 durian

Characters

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Examples

我最喜欢吃榴莲。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī liúlián.

Durian is my favorite thing to eat.

榴莲的味道很重，有人爱有人恨。

Liúlián de wèidào hěn zhòng, yǒurén ài yǒurén hèn.

Durian has a strong smell — some people love it, some hate it.

泰国的榴莲最有名。

Tàiguó de liúlián zuì yǒumíng.

Thailand's durians are the most famous.

Tips

culture

Durian is nicknamed 水果之王 ('king of fruit'). It's a loanword from Malay/Thai, which is why the characters 榴莲 are phonetic — the individual meanings (pomegranate + lotus) don't apply.

Stroke Order

榴 liú

莲 lián