地梨 (de) — wild plant with an underground stem resembling a water chestnut; (dialectal) water chestnut
Definition
地梨 is a dialectal/regional name for 荸荠 (water chestnut) — often a wild variety with a thicker skin, sold in southern markets. Learners should know it refers to the same edible corm as the standard word 荸荠.
noun
wild plant with an underground stem resembling a water chestnut(dialectal) water chestnut
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 地梨。Zhè zhǒng de zhǐ yǒu zài nán fāng cái néng zhǎo dào.This type of water chestnut plants can only be found in the south.
- 地梨，。Tā mǎi le sān jīn de, zhǔn bèi zuò liáng bàn cài.He bought three jin of water chestnuts and plans to make a cold dish.
- 地梨荸荠。Nǎi nai shuō de de pí bǐ pǔ tōng bí qi gèng hòu.Grandma says the skin of this wild water chestnut is thicker than ordinary water chestnuts.
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