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)

Synonyms

• 萊檬／莱檬 (láiméng)
• 酸橙 (suānchéng)

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
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)

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English rum.

Noun

萊姆

1. rum

Derived terms

• 萊姆酒／莱姆酒 (láimǔjiǔ)