荔枝奴

Chinese

		lychee	slave
simp. and trad. (荔枝奴)		荔枝	奴

Etymology

So named because the maturation period of the longan follows that of the lychee.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìzhīnú

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄋㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁶ zi¹ nou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lìzhīnú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄋㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjynu
  - IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ nu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lai⁶ zi¹ nou⁴
  - Yale: laih jī nòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁶ dzi¹ nou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lei⁶ ji¹ nou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ nou̯²¹/

Noun

荔枝奴

Alternative name for 龍眼／龙眼 (lóngyǎn, “longan”).

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