# 榴槤
## Chinese

* 榴槤

### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay durian, via Hokkien, where initial [d] and [l] are allophones of the same phoneme.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liúlián
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lau$^4$ lin$^4$ / lau$^4$ lin$^{4-2}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): liù-liàn
    (Hailu, HRS): liu lien
    (Meixian, Guangdong): liu$^2$ liên$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): liû-liân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): liu$^5$ liêng$^5$ / liu$^5$ liang$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liúlián
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lióulián
*** Wade–Giles: liu$^2$-lien$^2$
*** Yale: lyóu-lyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioulian
*** Palladius: люлянь (ljuljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$榴槤 / 榴梿 榴蓮 / 榴莲 榴連 / 榴连 流連 / 流连
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lau$^4$ lin$^4$ / lau$^4$ lin$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: làuh lìhn / làuh lín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lau$^4$ lin$^4$ / lau$^4$ lin$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: leo$^4$ lin$^4$ / leo$^4$ lin$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹/, /lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹⁻³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$榴槤 / 榴梿 流連 / 流连
* lau4 lin4 - Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou;
* lau4 lin4-2 - Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City.

### Noun

榴槤
* durian
       ngo$^5$ bat$^1$ lau$^1$ dou$^1$ zung$^1$ ji$^3$ sik$^6$ lau$^4$ lin$^4$ gaa$^3$ laa$^1$. nei$^5$ m$^4$ zi$^1$ gaa$^3$ me$^1$? [Jyutping]
       I've always liked eating durian. Didn't you know?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 榴槤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 榴槤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 榴槤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 榴槤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 榴槤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 榴槤 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 榴槤 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 榴槤, 塗槤 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 塗槤 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 塗槤 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 塗槤 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 榴槤 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 榴槤 |