荔枝

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	phonetic
trad. (荔枝)	荔	枝
simp. ^#(荔枝)	荔	枝
alternative forms	茘枝荔支荔芰離枝／离枝離支／离支茘枝荔支荔芰離枝／离枝離支／离支欐支／𪲔支麗支／丽支蓮枝／莲枝 Min Nan; Puxian Min

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荔枝

Etymology

Unknown. First attested as 離支 in the “Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park” (上林賦) by Sima Xiangru of the West Han dynasty. During the time of Emperor Wu of Han, lychee was one of the exotic plants cultivated in the grand imperial Shanglin Park, introduced from China's south.

Traditionally, 荔 has been interpreted as equivalent to 劙 (“to sever; to partition”), based on an excerpt from Funan-ji (扶南記), a now-lost text cited in other works, such as the Taiping Guangji (太平廣記):

荔枝為名者，以其結實時，枝條弱而蒂牢，不可摘取，以刀斧劙取其枝，故以為名。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

荔枝为名者，以其结实时，枝条弱而蒂牢，不可摘取，以刀斧劙取其枝，故以为名。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: Taiping Guangji (Extensive Records of the Taiping Era), 978 CE

Lìzhī wéi míng zhě, yǐ qí jiéshí shí, zhītiáo ruò ér dì láo, bùkě zhāiqǔ, yǐ dāofǔ lí qǔ qí zhī, gù yǐ wéi míng. [Pinyin]

That which bears the name lizhi, when it bears fruits, the small branches are weak but the stem is firm, so it cannot be picked by hand and must be severed with a knife or axe, hence its name.

The Compendium of Materia Medica, citing the “Preface to Lychee Painting” (荔枝圖序) by Bai Juyi, interprets 離支 orthographically:

白居易云：若離本枝，一日色變，三日味變。則離支之名，又或取此義也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

白居易云：若离本枝，一日色变，三日味变。则离支之名，又或取此义也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: The Compendium of Materia Medica [Bencao Gangmu], by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE

Bái Jūyì yún: ruò lí běn zhī, yī rì sè biàn, sān rì wèi biàn. Zé lìzhī zhī míng, yòu huò qǔ cǐ yì yě. [Pinyin]

Bai Juyi said, “If it [lychee] was removed from the branch, its colour will change in a day, its taste in three days.” So the name lizhi [lit. “removed from branch”] may be chosen for this meaning.

Recent studies have discounted the above as folk etymologies, proposing instead that it is a disyllabic borrowing from a Kra-Dai language during the Late Old Chinese period; compare modern Zhuang laehcei, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥐᥱᥐᥣᥭᥱ (mǎakkǎay), Hlai coeis (Wei, 2000; Ban and Su, 2017). The precise shape of the source word is now obscure, and there are two possibilities that can explain the disyllabicity of the borrowing (Ban and Su, 2017):

That the first syllable transcribed a Kra-Dai class noun (perhaps “fruit”), and the second syllable, 枝 (OC *kje), corresponded to the Tai-Kadai name for “lychee”; or
That the Kra-Dai source word for “lychee” was disyllabic and already not easily analysable.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character	荔	枝
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	支 (11)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力智切	章移切
Baxter	ljeH	tsye
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇ^H/	/t͡ɕiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛ^H/	/t͡ɕiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/ljɛ^H/	/t͡ɕjɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liə̆^H/	/ciə̆/
Li Rong	/lie^H/	/t͡ɕie/
Wang Li	/lǐe^H/	/t͡ɕǐe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lie̯^H/	/t͡ɕie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lì	zhī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lei⁶	zi¹

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lìzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ni⁴ zi¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lai⁶ zi¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lai⁵ zi^1*
Gan (Wiktionary): 'li⁵ zi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lí-chṳ̂ / li-chṳ̂

(Hailu, HRS): li^ˊ zhi^ˋ
Jin (Wiktionary): lieh⁴ zi¹
Northern Min (KCR): lāi-cí
Eastern Min (BUC): lié-ciĕ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): noe² zi¹ / nui² zi¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): nāi-chi / lāi-chi / nǎi-chi / nūi-chi / lē-chi / lēe-chi / liān-chi

(Teochew, Peng'im): li⁶ gi¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸liq-tsy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): li⁴ zhr¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìzhī → lìzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ → ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìjhi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-chih⁵
  - Yale: lì-jr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.jy
  - Palladius: личжи (ličži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ → /li⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ni⁴ zi¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: liz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lai⁶ zi¹
  - Yale: laih jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lei⁶ ji¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lai⁵ zi^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lai³² t͡si³³⁻³³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'li⁵ zi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈli¹¹ t͡sz̩⁴²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lí-chṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: li^ˋ zii^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li³ zi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /li³¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-chṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: li zii^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ zi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ t͡sɨ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: li^ˊ zhi^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /li²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: lieh⁴ zi¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /liəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sz̩¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lāi-cí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lai⁵⁵ t͡si⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lié-ciĕ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒie⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: noe² zi¹ [Phonetic: noe⁵ li¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: né̤-ci
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nø¹³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)li⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: nui² zi¹ [Phonetic: nui⁵ ni¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nui¹³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ni⁵³³/

Note: originally 蓮枝.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nāi-chi
  - Tâi-lô: nāi-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: naixcy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nãi²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /nãi²²⁻¹² t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /nãi³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /nai²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Magong, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-chi
  - Tâi-lô: lāi-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: laixcy
  - IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /lai³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /lai²¹ t͡si³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Singapore): /lai²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nǎi-chi
  - Tâi-lô: nǎi-tsi
  - IPA (Lukang): /nãi³³⁻²² t͡si³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nūi-chi
  - Tâi-lô: nuī-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nuixcy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nuĩ⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lē-chi
  - Tâi-lô: lē-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lexcy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /le²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Yilan): /le³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lēe-chi
  - Tâi-lô: lēe-tsi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɛ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liān-chi
  - Tâi-lô: liān-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liexncy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /liɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³/

Note: liān-chi - often written as 蓮枝.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: li⁶ gi¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lĭ ki
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵⁻¹¹ ki³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸liq-tsy
  - MiniDict: lih^入 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵liq-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɪʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: li⁴ zhr¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /li⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /li⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³³/

Middle Chinese: ljeH tsye

Noun

荔枝

lychee (Litchi chinensis) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 c mn; 抽 c)

Synonyms

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		荔枝, 荔子, 丹荔, 香囊 figurative
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		荔枝
Taxonomic name		荔枝
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	荔枝
	Taiwan	荔枝
	Harbin	荔枝
	Singapore	荔枝
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	荔枝
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	荔枝
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	荔枝
	Xi'an	荔枝
	Xining	荔枝
	Xuzhou	荔枝, 錦荔枝
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	荔枝
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	荔枝
	Wuhan	荔枝
	Guiyang	荔枝
	Guilin	荔枝
	Liuzhou	荔枝, 荔枝果
	Nanning (Wuming)	荔枝
	Dagudi (Maliba)	荔枝
	Reshuitang (Longling)	荔枝
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	荔枝
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	荔枝
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	荔枝
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	荔枝
Cantonese	Guangzhou	荔枝
	Hong Kong	荔枝
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	荔枝
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	荔枝
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	荔枝
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	荔枝
	Macau	荔枝
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	荔枝
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	荔枝
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	荔枝
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	荔枝
	Foshan	荔枝
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	荔枝
	Foshan (Shunde)	荔枝
	Foshan (Sanshui)	荔枝
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	荔枝
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	荔枝
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	荔枝
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	荔枝
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	荔枝
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	荔枝
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	荔枝
	Taishan	荔枝
	Kaiping (Chikan)	荔枝
	Enping (Niujiang)	荔枝
	Heshan (Yayao)	荔枝
	Dongguan	荔枝
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	荔枝
	Qingyuan	荔枝
	Fogang	荔枝
	Yingde (Hanguang)	荔枝
	Yangshan	荔枝
	Lianshan (Butian)	荔枝
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	荔枝
	Shaoguan	荔枝
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	荔枝
	Renhua	荔枝
	Lechang	荔枝
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	荔枝
	Sihui	荔枝
	Guangning	荔枝
	Deqing	荔枝
	Huaiji	荔枝
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	荔枝
	Yunfu	荔枝
	Xinxing	荔枝
	Luoding	荔枝
	Yunan (Pingtai)	荔枝
	Xinyi	荔枝
	Lianjiang	荔枝
	Nanning	荔枝
	Wuzhou	荔枝
	Yulin	荔枝子
	Rongxian	荔枝
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	荔枝
	Hepu (Shatian)	荔枝
	Guiping	荔枝
	Guiping (Mule)	荔枝
	Pingnan	荔枝
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	荔枝
	Guigang (Pingdong)	荔枝
	Baise	荔枝
	Beihai	荔枝
	Beihai (Nankang)	荔枝
Beihai (Yingpan)	荔枝
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	荔枝
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	荔枝
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	荔枝
Danzhou	荔枝
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	荔枝
Singapore (Guangfu)	荔枝
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	荔枝
Móng Cái	荔枝
Bangkok (Guangfu)	荔枝
Betong (Rongxian)	荔枝
Gan	Nanchang	荔枝
	Pengze	荔枝
	Lichuan	元紅
	Pingxiang	荔枝
Hakka	Meixian	荔果
	Xingning	荔果哩
	Dabu (Xihe)	荔枝
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	荔果
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	荔果
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	荔果
	Huiyang	荔果
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	荔果
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	荔果
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	荔果
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	荔果
	Boluo (Bendihua)	荔果
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	荔果
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	荔果
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	荔枝
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	大果
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	荔果, 荔枝
	Wuhua (Changbu)	荔果
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	荔果
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	荔果
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	荔枝
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	荔枝
	Jiexi	荔果
	Luhe	荔枝
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	荷包
	Changting	荔枝
	Longyan (Yongding)	荔枝
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	荔枝
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	荔枝
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	荔枝
	Liancheng (Peitian)	荔枝
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	荔枝
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	荔枝
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	荔枝
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	荔果
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	荔枝
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	荔果
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	荔枝, 荔果
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	荔枝
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	荔枝
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	荔枝
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	荔枝
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	荔枝
	Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng)	荔果, 荔枝
	Hong Kong	荔果
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	荔枝
	Sabah (Longchuan)	荔枝
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	荔枝
	Senai (Huiyang)	荔枝
Singkawang	荔枝
Bangkok (Meixian)	荔枝
Bangkok (Fengshun)	荔枝, 荔果
Bangkok (Jiexi)	荔果
Huizhou	Jixi	荔枝
Jin	Taiyuan	荔枝
Jin	Xinzhou	荔枝
Northern Min	Jian'ou	荔枝
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	荔枝
	Fuqing	荔枝
	Matsu	荔枝
Southern Min	Xiamen	荔枝
	Quanzhou	荔枝
	Zhangzhou	荔枝
	Pinghe	荔珠仔
	Yunxiao	綠荷包
	Zhao'an	荔果
	Dongshan	尿壺包
	Taipei	荔枝
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	荔枝
	Kaohsiung	荔枝
	Yilan	荔枝
	Changhua (Lukang)	荔枝
	Taichung	荔枝
	Taichung (Wuqi)	荔枝
	Tainan	荔枝
	Taitung	荔枝
	Hsinchu	荔枝
	Kinmen	荔枝
	Penghu (Magong)	荔枝
	Penang (Hokkien)	荔枝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	荔枝
	Manila (Hokkien)	荔枝
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	荔枝
	Datian	荔枝
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	荔枝
	Chaozhou	荔果
	Shantou	荔果
	Shantou (Chenghai)	荔果
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	荔果
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	荔果
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	烏箬
	Jieyang	荔果
	Haifeng	荔果
	Bangkok (Teochew)	荔果
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	荔果
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	荔果
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	荔枝
	Singapore (Teochew)	荔果
	Pontianak (Teochew)	荔枝
	Leizhou	麻籽
	Wenchang	荔枝
	Haikou	荔枝
Puxian Min	Putian	荔枝
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	荔枝
	Xianyou	荔枝
Central Min	Yong'an	荔枝
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	荔枝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	火山, 荔枝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	荔枝
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	荔枝
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	荔枝
Wu	Shanghai	麻荔子, 荔枝
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	荔枝, 麻荔子
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	荔枝, 麻荔子
	Shanghai (Jiading)	荔枝, 麻荔子
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	荔枝
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	麻荔子
	Suzhou	荔枝
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	荔枝
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	荔枝
	Wuxi	荔枝
	Changshu	荔枝
	Kunshan	荔枝
	Jiaxing	荔枝
	Changzhou	荔枝
	Liyang	荔枝
	Danyang	荔枝
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	荔枝
	Jingjiang	荔枝
	Jiangyin	荔枝
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	毛荔枝
	Hangzhou	荔枝
	Shaoxing	荔枝
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	荔枝
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	荔枝
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	荔枝
	Ningbo	荔枝
	Yuyao	荔枝
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	荔枝
	Wenzhou	荔枝
	Quzhou	荔枝
	Jinhua	荔枝
	Yongkang	荔枝
Xiang	Changsha	荔枝
	Loudi	荔枝
	Quanzhou	荔枝

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Dialectal synonyms of 荔枝 (“lychee”) [map]

Hypernyms

水果 (shuǐguǒ)

Hyponyms

妃子笑
玉荷包
糯米糍 (nuòmǐcí)
蘭竹仔 / 兰竹仔 (Hokkien)
黑葉 / 黑叶

Derived terms

一啖荔枝三把火
牛荔枝
番仔荔枝
番荔枝 (fānlìzhī)
粉荔枝
綠荔枝 / 绿荔枝
荔枝奴 (lìzhīnú)
荔枝蝽
荔枝霜霉病
荔枝香
蜜荔枝
錦荔枝 / 锦荔枝 (jǐnlìzhī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (荔枝):

→ Japanese: 茘(レイ)枝(シ) (reishi)
→ Korean: 여지(荔枝) (yeoji), 려지(荔枝) (ryeoji)
→ Vietnamese: lệ chi (荔枝)

Others:

→ Assamese: লিচু (lisu), লেচু (lesu)
→ Burmese: လိုက်ချီး (luikhkyi:)
→ Czech: liči
→ Danish: litchi
→ English: lychee, litchi
→ Finnish: litsi
→ French: letchi, litchi
→ German: Litschi
- → Hungarian: licsi
→ Hindi: लीची (līcī)
→ Indonesian: leci
→ Italian: litchi
→ Japanese: ライチ (raichi)
→ Korean: 리치 (richi)
→ Lao: ໝາກລິ້ນຈີ່ (māk lin chī)
→ Malay: laici
→ Spanish: lichi
→ Polish: liczi
→ Portuguese: lichia
→ Russian: ли́чи (líči)
→ Thai: ลิ้นจี่ (lín-jìi)

References

莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “莲枝”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 397.