荔 (lì) - Lychee — a tropical fruit with rough red & also used in place names.

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Lychee — a tropical fruit with rough red skin and sweet white flesh;

also used in place names.

Lychee — a tropical fruit with rough redalso used in place names.

Usage highlights

Lychee fruitLychee honeyLychee treeLychee flavorLychee gardenFresh lychee

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I love eating fresh lychees (荔枝).
  • Lychee is a popular summer fruit in Southern China (荔枝).
  • Lychee honey has a distinctive flavor (荔枝蜜).
  • Lychee is cultivated in Guangdong province (荔枝).

Collocations

  • Lychee fruit(荔枝)
  • Lychee honey(荔枝蜜)
  • Lychee tree(荔枝树)
  • Lychee flavor(荔枝味)
  • Lychee garden(荔枝园)
  • Fresh lychee(鲜荔枝)

Idioms

  • One lychee and three fires (一颗荔枝三把火) — warning about lychee's 'heaty' nature in TCM
  • Lychee from Hainan (海南荔枝) — famous regional variety
  • Red as lychee skin (红如荔枝皮) — describing bright red color

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Lychee has been cultivated in Southern China for over 2000 years and was a prized tribute fruit for emperors.
  • The fruit symbolizes summer, sweetness, and Southern Chinese culture in literature and art.
  • In Traditional Chinese Medicine, lychee is considered 'heaty' and should be consumed in moderation.

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