茘枝

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 茘枝 – see 荔枝. (This term is the simplified form of 荔枝).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese edit

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レイシ

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Kanji in this term
茘	枝
れい Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Chinese 荔枝 (lìzhī).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) れーし [réꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːɕi]

Noun edit

茘枝(レイシ) • (reishi)

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Usage notes edit

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as レイシ.

Synonyms edit

ライチ (raichi)

Derived terms edit

蔓(ツル)茘(レイ)枝(シ) (tsurureishi)