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石榴
shíliu
Description
石榴是一种水果，红色的皮里面有很多小小的、红色的种子。
"石榴" is a fruit with red skin and many small red seeds inside.
它的味道又甜又酸，很多人喜欢吃。
Its taste is both sweet and sour, and many people like to eat it.
Meanings
石榴shíliu
pomegranate (the fruit or its tree)
秋天的时候，我们家的石榴红了。
In autumn, the pomegranates in our home turn red.
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Notes
- Etymology
石 (stone) + 榴; the name reflects the fruit's many hard, seed-like grains inside.
- Nuance
the second syllable 榴 is usually pronounced neutral tone (liu) in everyday speech.
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