白兰瓜

白蘭瓜
báilánguā
noun #71,787

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 honeydew melon
  2. 2 Lanzhou white melon

Examples

Lánzhōu de báilánguā yòu tián yòu xiāng.
Lanzhou's honeydew melons are both sweet and fragrant.
Xiàtiān chī báilánguā tèbié jiěkě.
Eating honeydew melon in summer is especially thirst-quenching.

Tips

culture
A famous specialty of Lanzhou, Gansu Province. The name 白兰 (white orchid) refers to its pale flesh; the variety was developed from an American seed stock introduced in the 1940s.

Stroke Order

bái
lán
guā