萊姆

See also: 莱姆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (萊姆)		萊	姆
simp. (莱姆)		莱	姆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láimǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láimǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láimǔ
    • Wade–Giles: lai²-mu³
    • Yale: lái-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laimuu
    • Palladius: лайму (lajmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English lime.

Noun

萊姆

1. lime (fruit) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)
   • 2023, 洪昌維, 葡萄酒侍酒師 [Sommelier], third edition, Taipei: 全華圖書股份有限公司, →ISBN, page 218:

     龍舌蘭酒酒精濃度高達55%，一般飲用時多配上萊姆和鹽喝，萊姆可以增加酒的酸味，鹽則是改變口感，先快速舔一口鹽，一口氣喝下龍舌蘭，再吸萊姆。 [MSC, trad.]
     龙舌兰酒酒精浓度高达55%，一般饮用时多配上莱姆和盐喝，莱姆可以增加酒的酸味，盐则是改变口感，先快速舔一口盐，一口气喝下龙舌兰，再吸莱姆。 [MSC, simp.]

     Lóngshélánjiǔ jiǔjīng nóngdù gāodá 55%, yībān yǐnyòng shí duō pèishàng láimǔ hé yán hē, láimǔ kěyǐ zēngjiā jiǔ de suānwèi, yán zéshì gǎibiàn kǒugǎn, xiān kuàisù tiǎn yī kǒu yán, yīkǒuqì hēxià lóngshélán, zài xī láimǔ. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 萊檬／莱檬 (láiméng)
• 酸橙 (suānchéng)

Dialectal synonyms of 青檸 (“lime”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	萊姆, 萊姆果
	Singapore	酸柑
Cantonese	Hong Kong	青檸
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	萊姆
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	萊姆
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	萊姆
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	萊姆
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	萊姆
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	萊姆
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	酸柑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	酸柑

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Lyme.

Noun

萊姆

1. Lyme disease

Derived terms

• 萊姆病 / 莱姆病 (láimǔbìng)