瓤 (ráng) — pulp, flesh (of fruit, especially melons or citrus); the inside of a covering, filling
Definition
In modern usage, 瓤 almost always appears after 的 (with the fruit named first) to mean the edible flesh/pulp inside a fruit. The other senses in older or dialectal Chinese (the inside of a covering; “soft/weak”) are rare.
noun
pulpflesh (of fruit, especially melons or citrus)the inside of a coveringfilling
Examples
- 瓤。Zhè ge xī guā de ráng yòu hóng yòu tián.The flesh of this watermelon is both red and sweet.
- 瓤。Bǎ chéng zi de ráng bāo chū lái zuò guǒ zhī.Peel out the pulp of the orange to make juice.
- 瓤，。Hā mì guā de ráng hěn ruǎn, tè bié hǎo chī.The flesh of Hami melon is very soft and especially delicious.
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