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火龍果

简火龙果 · 繁火龍果

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ lóng guǒ

red pitaya
dragon fruit
dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
龍: Look up this written character
果: guǒ · fruit; result
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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3–2–3 · huo3 long2 guo3

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fo2 lung4 gwo2

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noun

dragon fruit; pitaya (fruit, cacti) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 m c; 顆／颗 m)

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