荔 [－]

Jyutping lai6
Pinyin lì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. litchi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. litchi / lichee
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    植物​名​。​即馬藺​。​鳶尾科​鳶尾屬​，​多年生​草本​。​根​鬚​長​而​堅​硬​，​葉條形​，​質硬​無劍​脊​。​葉可造紙​，​根​可以​拎​嚟​做​刷​，​種子​可以​做​止血​藥
    chinese small iris
  2. 名詞
    見​荔枝
    refer to 荔枝
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Used in 薜荔 (bìlì).
  2. character
    a surname
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. lichee
  2. Cangjie Input
    TKSS
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢度可以种几坎 荔枝 。
    呢度可以種幾坎 荔枝 。
    ni1 dou6 ho2 ji3 zung3 gei2 ham2 lai6 zi1
    • One can plant a few lychee trees here.
  2. Cantonese
    沙蝉叫，荔枝熟。
    沙蟬叫，荔枝熟。
    saa1 sim4 giu3, lai6 zi1 suk6.
    • Lychee matures once cicadas begin to sing. (note: In Cantonese culture, there is a custom that one is supposed to eat lychee in summer, the season when lychee ripens.)
  3. Cantonese
    番鬼佬荔枝 - 佛头果、释迦
    番鬼佬荔枝 - 佛頭果、釋迦
    yue:番鬼佬荔枝 - 佛頭果、釋迦
    • sweetsop (western lychee)
  4. Cantonese
    一抽荔枝
    一抽荔枝
    jat1 cau1 lai6 zi1
    • a bunch of lychees
  5. Cantonese
    讲起我就半粒荔枝，我家姐…
    講起我就半粒荔枝，我家姐…
    • I get furious whenever I talk about it. My sister....
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一骑红尘妃子笑，无人知是荔枝来。
    一騎紅塵妃子笑，無人知是荔枝來。
    yī qí hóng chén fēi zǐ xiào ， wú rén zhī shì lì zhī lái ．
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    可叹现实系要一只鸭加块荔芋共我一起扎。
    可叹现实系要一只鸭加块荔芋共我一起扎。
    ho2 taan3 jin6 sat6 hai6 jiu3 jat1 zek3 aap3 gaa1 faai3 lai6 wu6 gung6 ngo5 jat1 hei2 zaat3.
    • Sadly, the reality is that a duck, plus a piece of Lipu taro, must be wrapped together with me.
  3. Cantonese
    依家六月，荔枝当造。
    依家六月，荔枝当造。
    ji1 gaa1 luk6 jyut6, lai6 zi1 dong1 zou6.
    • It's now June and lychees are in season.