鱷梨

See also: 鳄梨

Chinese

		crocodile; alligator	pear
trad. (鱷梨/鰐梨)		鱷/鰐	梨
simp. (鳄梨)		鳄	梨

鱷梨

Etymology

Calque of English alligator pear.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èlí

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄌㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ lei⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èlí
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èlí
    • Wade–Giles: o⁴-li²
    • Yale: è-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehli
    • Palladius: эли (eli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ li³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngok⁶ lei⁴
    • Yale: ngohk lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ lei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ léi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² lei̯²¹/

Noun

鱷梨

1. (chiefly Mainland China, Singapore) avocado

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鱷梨 (“avocado”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鱷梨 Mainland China, 酪梨 Taiwan
Mandarin	Taiwan	酪梨
	Malaysia	牛油果, 鱷梨
	Singapore	牛油果, 鱷梨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	牛油果
	Hong Kong	牛油果

Derived terms

• 鱷梨油／鳄梨油 (“avocado oil”)
• 鱷梨醬／鳄梨酱 (èlíjiàng)