茘枝

Chinese

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

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

Etymology

From Chinese 荔枝 (lìzhī).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れ​ーし [réꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːɕi]

Noun

茘枝(レイシ) • (reishi) 

1. lychee

Usage notes

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

• ライチ (raichi)

Derived terms

• 蔓(ツル)茘(レイ)枝(シ) (tsurureishi)