番石榴 (fānshíliu) · guava (fruit)

Measure Word

一个番石榴 gè

Meanings

1 guava (fruit)

About the ingredient

Round to oval, with thin green skin and white or pink flesh full of small seeds. White-fleshed ones are often eaten crisp, cut into chunks and sprinkled with sour plum powder; ripe ones turn soft and strongly fragrant.

Also called 芭乐

Characters

番

fān

foreign (prefix for imported plants)

Examples

HSK 7-9

台湾盛产番石榴。

Táiwān shèngchǎn fānshíliu.

Taiwan produces lots of guavas.

HSK 7-9

番石榴汁解暑又开胃。

Fānshíliu zhī jiě shǔ yòu kāiwèi.

Guava juice cools you down and whets the appetite.

Tips

usage

番石榴 is the standard mainland term - 番 marks foreign-origin produce (cf. 番茄 tomato, 番薯 sweet potato). In Taiwan and Fujian the common name is 芭乐 (transliterated from a Min Nan reading). Don't confuse with 石榴 (pomegranate), an unrelated fruit.