新加坡华语资料库

本资料库收录了具有文化、历史或情感意义的华语词汇。这些词汇是新加坡人过去或现在的生活用语,有的见于印刷媒体,有的则在日常对话中使用。

shān

zhú

mangosteen

Food/Plants

食物、植物

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Food/Plants

食物、植物

Food / Plants

释义

名词

著名的热带水果之一,有“果后”的美誉。山竹果蒂为绿色,壳呈红紫色,果肉白嫩,由五六瓣合成球形。

DEFINITION

Noun

A well-known tropical fruit that is also known as the “Queen of Fruits”. Mangosteens have a green pedicel and a reddish-purple shell. The tender white flesh is composed of five or six cloves arranged in a spherical shape.

由来
  • 山竹在新加坡闽南语中也被称为“芒吉”,关于“芒吉”的来源有不同说法,有一说为“芒吉”音译自马来语的 manggis 一 词,还有一说是音译自印尼语的 manggis 一词。 
  • 山竹的原产地不明,但有些说法认为山竹原产于东南亚的巽他群岛(Sunda Islands)与摩鹿加群岛(Maluku Islands)。在马来西亚登嘉楼(Terengganu)的甘马挽(Kemaman)也发现野生山竹。山竹主要生长于马来西亚、印度尼西亚、泰国及菲律宾, 是欧洲殖民者在东南亚偶然发现的。也有学者认为山竹第一次是在泰国或缅甸栽种。
  • 山竹果树是一种乔木,可高达15米,长有椭圆形的叶子与红色的花。
  • 据说大约在1890年,由于山竹果肉可口,英国女王维多利亚(Queen Victoria)下令把爵位赏给能带来山竹的人。“果后”的美誉由此而来。
ETYMOLOGY
  • In the Hokkien used in Singapore, mangosteens are also referred to as “芒吉”, likely a transliteration of manggis, the name of the fruit in Malay and Indonesian.
  • The origins of the fruit are unknown, but one belief is that mangosteens originated from the Sunda and Maluku Islands. Wild mangosteens are also found in Kemaman in Terengganu, Malaysia. Mangosteens grow mainly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, where Europeans first encountered them. Some scholars believe that mangosteens were first cultivated in Thailand or Myanmar.
  • Mangosteen trees are large trees that can grow up to 15 metres in height; they have oval leaves and red flowers.
  • It is said that around the year 1890, Queen Victoria found the flesh of the mangosteen so delicious that she offered a knighthood to anyone who could bring her more of the fruit. This was how it came to be known as the “Queen of Fruits”.
例句
很多人喜欢吃榴梿时配着山竹吃,因为山竹是中性水果,稍偏凉,具有降燥,清凉解热的作用,所以吃了榴梿再吃上几颗山竹,则正好可以寒热均衡。(《联合晚报》,30/5/2015)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Many people like to eat durians with mangosteens because mangosteens are considered a “neutral” fruit with somewhat “cooling” properties. They are believed to have the effect of reducing dryness, and of cooling the body and relieving heat – ideal for neutralising the “heatiness” of durian. (Lianhe Wanbao, 30/5/2015)
其他地区用语

莽吉柿(大陆)、倒捻子(大陆)、山竺(马)

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

莽吉柿 (Mainland China), 倒捻子 (Mainland China), 山竺 (Malaysia)

相关资料

  • 山竹的学名为 Garcinia mangostana。
  • 约1800年,山竹于斯里兰卡栽种,1855年,山竹于英国温室栽种。1850至1860年,山竹被英国皇家植物园(Royal Botanic Gardens)引进特立尼达(Trinidad),并于1875年结果。1881年,山竹于印度栽种,1903年,山竹出现于中南美洲区域。1924年 ,山竹被发现生长于厄瓜多尔(Ecuador)。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • The scientific name of the mangosteen is Garcinia mangostana.
  • Mangosteens were planted in Sri Lanka around the 1800s and introduced into greenhouses in England in 1855. They were introduced from the Royal Botanic Gardens to Trinidad between 1850 and 1860, bearing the first fruits in 1875. In 1881, mangosteens were planted in India, and appeared in Central and South America in 1903. In 1924, mangosteens were discovered growing in Ecuador.

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