鱷梨

See also: 鳄梨

Chinese

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

(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
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	酪梨
	Malaysia	牛油果, 鱷梨
	Singapore	牛油果, 鱷梨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	牛油果
Cantonese	Hong Kong	牛油果

Derived terms

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