ráng

蘘

Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional瓤

pulp; flesh; interior

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

pulp; flesh (of fruit or melon); soft interior

Commonly used with melons like watermelon. Reduplicated as 瓤瓤 refers to the pulpy texture.

Zhè这
ge个
xī西
guā瓜
ráng瓤
hěn很
hóng红
 ,
tè特
bié别
tián甜
 。

The flesh of this watermelon is very red and especially sweet.

Tā他
bǎ把
jú橘
zi子
ráng瓤
yī一
bàn瓣
yī一
bàn瓣
de地
bō剥
kāi开
 。

He peeled the orange segments one by one.

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Zhè这
bāo包
zi子
xiàn馅
r儿
duō多
pí皮
r儿
báo薄
 ,
ráng瓤
tè特
bié别
bǎo饱
mǎn满
 。

This stuffed bun has lots of filling and thin skin; the interior is particularly full.

2.

noun

interior; inside part (of something); filling

Can refer to the inside of pillows, quilts, or other padded items.

Zhè这
ge个
zhěn枕
tou头
ráng瓤
shì是
qiáo荞
mài麦
pí皮
de的
 。

The filling of this pillow is buckwheat hulls.

Mián棉
bèi被
de的
ráng瓤
r儿
xū需
yào要
jīng经
cháng常
shài晒
shài晒
 。

The cotton filling of the quilt needs to be aired out frequently.

3.

adjective

poor; weak; inferior (of skills or quality)

dialect

Colloquial and somewhat dialectal. Used to describe someone who is incompetent or timid.

Tā他
shēn身
tǐ体
tài太
ráng瓤
le了
 ,
gàn干
bù不
liǎo了
zhòng重
huó活
 。

His health is too poor; he can't do heavy work.

Nǐ你
bié别
kàn看
tā他
gè个
zi子
dà大
 ,
qí其
shí实
tè特
bié别
ráng瓤
 。

Don't be fooled by his tall stature; he's actually very timid.