shāráng

沙瓤

Word · Noun

sandy/granular watermelon flesh

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

granular, sandy flesh (of a ripe watermelon)

Refers to the mealy, granular texture of watermelon flesh when fully ripe. Often used with the 儿 suffix (沙瓤儿) in northern dialects.

Zhè这
gè个
xī西
guā瓜
shì是
shā沙
ráng瓤
de的
 ,
tè特
bié别
tián甜
 。

This watermelon has sandy flesh and is especially sweet.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
shā沙
ráng瓤
ér儿
xī西
guā瓜
 ,
kǒu口
gǎn感
hǎo好
 。

I like eating sandy-flesh watermelons; they have a great texture.

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Shú熟
tòu透
de的
xī西
guā瓜
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
shā沙
ráng瓤
 。

Fully ripe watermelons often turn into sandy flesh.