Chinese olive; white olive (dialectal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Chinese olive; white olive (Canarium album)
dialectPrimarily used in Wu dialect regions (Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang) and parts of Fujian and Guangdong to refer to the Chinese white olive (Canarium album). Distinct from the Mediterranean olive (Olea europaea), which is usually called 油橄榄 or 洋橄榄 in Mandarin.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qīng青
guǒ果
shì是
Fú福
jiàn建
de的
tè特
chǎn产
，
wèi味
dào道
wēi微
sè涩
dàn但
huí回
gān甘
。
This type of Chinese olive is a specialty of Fujian, with a slightly astringent but sweet aftertaste.
Mā妈
ma妈
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
jīn斤
qīng青
guǒ果
huí回
lái来
dùn炖
zhū猪
dǔ肚
。
Mom bought two jin of Chinese olives to stew with pork stomach.
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Qīng青
guǒ果
kě可
yǐ以
jiā加
gōng工
chéng成
mì蜜
jiàn饯
huò或
yòng用
lái来
pào泡
jiǔ酒
。
Chinese olives can be processed into candied fruit or used to make wine.