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hr.div{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:56px 0;}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"shell\">\n\n <p class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span> \u00b7 Chinese Vocabulary<\/p>\n <h1 class=\"title\">Fruits in Chinese<\/h1>\n <p class=\"subtitle-zh\">\n <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <p class=\"lede\">Fruit names are an easy place to start \u2014 but in Chinese, fruit also comes with an opinion about your body. Traditional Chinese medicine sorts every fruit into one of five “natures,” and which one you reach for is thought to depend on how you’re feeling.<\/p>\n\n \n <div class=\"spectrum\">\n <p class=\"spectrum-label\">The five natures \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6027<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6027<\/span><\/p>\n <div class=\"spectrum-track\">\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg cold\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Cold<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg cool\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6dbc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51c9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Cool<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg neutral\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e73<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e73<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Neutral<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg warm\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e29<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Warm<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg hot\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Hot<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <section id=\"tcm\">\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Balancing it out \u2014 and why you’ll hear “<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span>“<\/p>\n <p>Cold and cool fruits are used to clear heat \u2014 for symptoms like fever, dry mouth, or acne, the advice is to eat more starfruit, watermelon, or citrus. Warm and hot fruits do the opposite, warming the body for symptoms like fatigue, chills, or diarrhea \u2014 think peach, lychee, or custard apple.<\/p>\n <p>The everyday word tying this together is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span> sh\u00e0nghu\u01d2 \u2014 literally “catch fire.” Eat too much durian or lychee and someone may warn you that you’ll sh\u00e0nghu\u01d2: a sore throat, mouth ulcers, or acne, the classic signs of excess internal heat. It’s one of the most common pieces of everyday health advice in Chinese-speaking households \u2014 and part of why piling on warm fruit while already overheated is considered a bad idea.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"fruits\">\n <p class=\"kicker\">Twenty-six to know<\/p>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B0%B4%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C%E6%9E%9C_shuiguo_%E2%80%94_Fruit\"><\/span>\n <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">shu\u01d0gu\u01d2<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Fruit<\/span>\n <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-note\">Sorted by nature. Tap the speaker on any card to hear it \u2014 and note where Taiwan and the Mainland don’t just write a word differently, they use a completely different word.<\/p>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot cold\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%AF%92%E5%AF%92_%E2%80%94_Cold\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Cold<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1.png\" alt=\"\u9999\u8549\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9999\u8549<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9999\u8549<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">xi\u0101ngji\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">xi\u0101ngji\u0101o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Banana<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4.png\" alt=\"\u897f\u74dc\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u897f\u74dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u74dc<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">x\u012bgu\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u012bgu\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Watermelon<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5.png\" alt=\"\u5947\u7570\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5947\u7570\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7315\u7334\u6843<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">q\u00edy\u00ecgu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">m\u00edh\u00f3ut\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Kiwi<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13.png\" alt=\"\u706b\u9f8d\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u706b\u9f8d\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u706b\u9f99\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">hu\u01d2l\u00f3nggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">hu\u01d2l\u00f3nggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Dragonfruit<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18.png\" alt=\"\u694a\u6843\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u694a\u6843<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6768\u6843<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e1ngt\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u00e1ngt\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Starfruit<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26.png\" alt=\"\u5c71\u7af9\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c71\u7af9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c71\u7af9<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u0101nzh\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u0101nzh\u00fa<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Mangosteen<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Why not watermelon at night?<\/p>\n <p>Cold-natured fruit is thought to unsettle digestion when you eat too much of it \u2014 many older Taiwanese grew up hearing that a late-night bowl of watermelon will give you a stomachache or send you running for the bathroom. Cold, water-heavy fruit like watermelon gets blamed most often.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot cool\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B6%BC%E5%87%89_%E2%80%94_Cool\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6dbc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51c9<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Cool<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2.png\" alt=\"\u8349\u8393\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8349\u8393<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8349\u8393<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">c\u01ceom\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">c\u01ceom\u00e9i<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Strawberry<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6.png\" alt=\"\u67f3\u6a59\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u67f3\u6a59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6a59\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">li\u01d4ch\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ch\u00e9ngzi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Orange<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8.png\" alt=\"\u68a8\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u68a8<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00ed<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Pear<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">Western pear: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u897f\u6d0b\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u6d0b\u68a8<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/14.png\" alt=\"\u6930\u5b50\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6930\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6930\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e9zi<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u0113zi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Coconut<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">meat: cool \u00b7 water: neutral<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot neutral\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B9%B3%E5%B9%B3_%E2%80%94_Neutral\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e73<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e73<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Neutral<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3.png\" alt=\"\u8461\u8404\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8461\u8404<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8461\u8404<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00fat\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">p\u00fat\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Grape<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/7.png\" alt=\"\u916a\u68a8\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u916a\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u725b\u6cb9\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">lu\u00f2l\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ni\u00fay\u00f3ugu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Avocado<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">aka <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9c77\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9cc4\u68a8<\/span> \u00e8l\u00ed<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11.png\" alt=\"\u85cd\u8393\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u85cd\u8393<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u84dd\u8393<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00e1nm\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00e1nm\u00e9i<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Blueberry<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12.png\" alt=\"\u6728\u74dc\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6728\u74dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6728\u74dc<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">m\u00f9gu\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">m\u00f9gu\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Papaya<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16.png\" alt=\"\u9cf3\u68a8\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9cf3\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u83e0\u841d<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">f\u00e8ngl\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u014dlu\u00f3<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Pineapple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/21.png\" alt=\"\u860b\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Apple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17.png\" alt=\"\u767e\u9999\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e\u9999\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e\u9999\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u01ceixi\u0101nggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u01ceixi\u0101nggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Passionfruit<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20.png\" alt=\"\u82ad\u6a02\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u82ad\u6a02<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82ad\u4e50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u0101l\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u0101l\u00e8<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Guava<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">aka <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u756a\u77f3\u69b4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u756a\u77f3\u69b4<\/span> f\u0101nsh\u00edli\u00fa<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/24.png\" alt=\"\u84ee\u9727\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u84ee\u9727<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u83b2\u96fe<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">li\u00e1nw\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">li\u00e1nw\u00f9<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Wax Apple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Too lucky for some professions<\/p>\n <p>In Taiwanese Hokkien, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9cf3\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e4\u68a8<\/span> sounds close to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65fa\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65fa\u6765<\/span> w\u00e0ng l\u00e1i \u2014 “prosperity is coming” \u2014 which is why it shows up at temples and store openings. But doctors and funeral industry workers often avoid it for the opposite reason: more “prosperity” for them means more patients or more deaths, so the last thing they want is to invite more business their way.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot warm\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%BA%AB%E6%B8%A9_%E2%80%94_Warm\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e29<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Warm<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9.png\" alt=\"\u6843\u5b50\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6843\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6843\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">t\u00e1ozi<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">t\u00e1ozi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Peach<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10.png\" alt=\"\u6afb\u6843\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6afb\u6843<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f66\u5398\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u012bngt\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ch\u0113l\u00edzi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Cherry<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15.png\" alt=\"\u8292\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8292\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8292\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">m\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">m\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Mango<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/22.png\" alt=\"\u8354\u679d\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8354\u679d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8354\u679d<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00eczh\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00eczh\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Lychee<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/23.png\" alt=\"\u9f8d\u773c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9f8d\u773c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9f99\u773c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00f3ngy\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00f3ngy\u01cen<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Longan<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/25.png\" alt=\"\u91cb\u8fe6\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cb\u8fe6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91ca\u8fe6<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00ecji\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00ecji\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Custard Apple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Named after Buddha<\/p>\n <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cb\u8fe6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91ca\u8fe6<\/span> sh\u00ecji\u0101 \u2014 custard apple \u2014 is literally the Chinese name for \u015a\u0101kyamuni, the historical Buddha. The fruit’s bumpy, knobbed skin was thought to resemble the tight curls of hair on Buddha statues, and the name stuck.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">A cherry by any other name<\/p>\n <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8eca\u5398\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f66\u5398\u5b50<\/span> ch\u0113l\u00edzi isn’t a translation of “cherry” \u2014 it’s a transliteration, borrowed through Cantonese from the English word itself, and it’s now the standard term for imported cherries across much of Mainland China.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot hot\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E7%86%B1%E7%83%AD_%E2%80%94_Hot\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Hot<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/19.png\" alt=\"\u69b4\u84ee\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u69b4\u84ee<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u69b4\u83b2<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">li\u00fali\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">li\u00fali\u00e1n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Durian<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"sweeter\">\n <p class=\"kicker\">A modern wrinkle<\/p>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B0%B4%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C%E6%9E%9C%E6%94%B9%E6%94%B9%E8%89%AF%E8%89%AF_shuiguo_gailiang_%E2%80%94_Sweeter_By_Design\"><\/span>\n <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6539<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6539<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u826f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u826f<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">shu\u01d0gu\u01d2 g\u01ceili\u00e1ng<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Sweeter By Design<\/span>\n <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-note\">None of the “nature” system above accounts for a very modern problem: fruit itself has changed.<\/p>\n <p>Decades of breeding and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u57fa\u6539<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u57fa\u6539<\/span> j\u012bg\u01cei (genetic modification) have made fruit consistently sweeter, larger, and more reliably delicious than what previous generations grew up eating. Mangoes, grapes, and pineapples sold today can carry a sugar content closer to dessert than to the “healthy snack” fruit has always been marketed as.<\/p>\n <p>That shift is exactly why health authorities in Taiwan have started publicly reminding people to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u63a7\u91cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u63a7\u91cf<\/span> k\u00f2ngli\u00e0ng \u2014 control the portion \u2014 when eating fruit, rather than treating it as unlimited. The concern isn’t fruit itself, but the sugar load of eating it without limit: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8102\u80aa\u809d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8102\u80aa\u809d<\/span> zh\u012bf\u00e1ngg\u0101n (fatty liver), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad8\u8840\u58d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ad8\u8840\u538b<\/span> g\u0101oxu\u00e8y\u0101 (high blood pressure), and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8840\u7cd6\u6ce2\u52d5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8840\u7cd6\u6ce2\u52a8<\/span> xu\u00e8t\u00e1ng b\u014dd\u00f2ng (blood sugar swings) are now regularly mentioned in the same breath as fruit, not just soda or candy.<\/p>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Fruit isn’t automatically “healthy” anymore<\/p>\n <p>It’s a strange position for fruit to be in \u2014 still full of fiber and vitamins, but sweet enough now that “eat as much fruit as you want” is no longer good advice. A palm-sized portion, a couple of times a day, is closer to what’s actually recommended.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XMHjENBW_ck\" title=\"Taiwan's Fruit Kingdom\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n <p class=\"video-caption\">Taiwan’s Fruit Kingdom \u2014 a look at just how many varieties of fruit Taiwan grows<\/p>\n\n <p class=\"lede\" style=\"margin-top:8px;\">Vocabulary aside, fruit in Chinese-speaking cultures carries a lot more baggage than it does in English \u2014 it’s medicine, superstition, hospitality, and now, a portion-controlled indulgence, all at once. 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var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--accent);border-radius:4px;background:var(--card);}\n .note-box .note-label{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px;}\n .note-box p{font-size:14.5px;margin:0 0 8px;color:#3c3733;}\n .note-box p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}\n\n \/* per-nature grouping *\/\n .nature-group{margin:32px 0;}\n .nature-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:14px;}\n .nature-dot{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;flex:none;}\n .nature-dot.cold{background:var(--cold);}\n .nature-dot.cool{background:var(--cool);}\n .nature-dot.neutral{background:var(--neutral);}\n .nature-dot.warm{background:var(--warm);}\n .nature-dot.hot{background:var(--hot);}\n .nature-head h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;font-weight:700;margin:0;color:var(--ink);}\n .nature-head .zh{font-size:1em;}\n .nature-head .en{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:500;}\n\n \/* fruit card grid *\/\n .fruit-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(148px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:0 0 8px;}\n .fruit-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--bg);position:relative;}\n .fruit-card img{width:100%;height:110px;object-fit:contain;object-position:center;display:block;background:var(--card);padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;}\n .fruit-card-body{padding:10px 12px 12px;}\n .fruit-card .zh{font-size:16px;display:block;}\n .fruit-card .fc-pinyin{font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:1px 0 4px;}\n .fruit-card .fc-en{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:2px;}\n .fruit-card .fc-aka{font-size:10.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic;margin-top:4px;}\n .say-btn{position:absolute;top:6px;right:6px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.85);border:none;border-radius:50%;width:30px;height:30px;cursor:pointer;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;color:#000;padding:0;}\n .say-btn:hover{background:#fff;}\n\n hr.div{border:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:56px 0;}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"shell\">\n\n <p class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span> \u00b7 Chinese Vocabulary<\/p>\n <h1 class=\"title\">Fruits in Chinese<\/h1>\n <p class=\"subtitle-zh\">\n <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <p class=\"lede\">Fruit names are an easy place to start \u2014 but in Chinese, fruit also comes with an opinion about your body. Traditional Chinese medicine sorts every fruit into one of five “natures,” and which one you reach for is thought to depend on how you’re feeling.<\/p>\n\n \n <div class=\"spectrum\">\n <p class=\"spectrum-label\">The five natures \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6027<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6027<\/span><\/p>\n <div class=\"spectrum-track\">\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg cold\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Cold<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg cool\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6dbc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51c9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Cool<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg neutral\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e73<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e73<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Neutral<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg warm\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e29<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Warm<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"spectrum-seg hot\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Hot<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <section id=\"tcm\">\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Balancing it out \u2014 and why you’ll hear “<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span>“<\/p>\n <p>Cold and cool fruits are used to clear heat \u2014 for symptoms like fever, dry mouth, or acne, the advice is to eat more starfruit, watermelon, or citrus. Warm and hot fruits do the opposite, warming the body for symptoms like fatigue, chills, or diarrhea \u2014 think peach, lychee, or custard apple.<\/p>\n <p>The everyday word tying this together is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u706b<\/span> sh\u00e0nghu\u01d2 \u2014 literally “catch fire.” Eat too much durian or lychee and someone may warn you that you’ll sh\u00e0nghu\u01d2: a sore throat, mouth ulcers, or acne, the classic signs of excess internal heat. It’s one of the most common pieces of everyday health advice in Chinese-speaking households \u2014 and part of why piling on warm fruit while already overheated is considered a bad idea.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"fruits\">\n <p class=\"kicker\">Twenty-six to know<\/p>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B0%B4%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C%E6%9E%9C_shuiguo_%E2%80%94_Fruit\"><\/span>\n <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">shu\u01d0gu\u01d2<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Fruit<\/span>\n <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-note\">Sorted by nature. Tap the speaker on any card to hear it \u2014 and note where Taiwan and the Mainland don’t just write a word differently, they use a completely different word.<\/p>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot cold\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%AF%92%E5%AF%92_%E2%80%94_Cold\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bd2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bd2<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Cold<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1.png\" alt=\"\u9999\u8549\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9999\u8549<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9999\u8549<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">xi\u0101ngji\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">xi\u0101ngji\u0101o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Banana<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/4.png\" alt=\"\u897f\u74dc\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u897f\u74dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u74dc<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">x\u012bgu\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u012bgu\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Watermelon<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5.png\" alt=\"\u5947\u7570\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5947\u7570\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7315\u7334\u6843<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">q\u00edy\u00ecgu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">m\u00edh\u00f3ut\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Kiwi<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13.png\" alt=\"\u706b\u9f8d\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u706b\u9f8d\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u706b\u9f99\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">hu\u01d2l\u00f3nggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">hu\u01d2l\u00f3nggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Dragonfruit<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/18.png\" alt=\"\u694a\u6843\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u694a\u6843<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6768\u6843<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e1ngt\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u00e1ngt\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Starfruit<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26.png\" alt=\"\u5c71\u7af9\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c71\u7af9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c71\u7af9<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u0101nzh\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u0101nzh\u00fa<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Mangosteen<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Why not watermelon at night?<\/p>\n <p>Cold-natured fruit is thought to unsettle digestion when you eat too much of it \u2014 many older Taiwanese grew up hearing that a late-night bowl of watermelon will give you a stomachache or send you running for the bathroom. Cold, water-heavy fruit like watermelon gets blamed most often.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot cool\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B6%BC%E5%87%89_%E2%80%94_Cool\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6dbc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51c9<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Cool<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2.png\" alt=\"\u8349\u8393\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8349\u8393<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8349\u8393<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">c\u01ceom\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">c\u01ceom\u00e9i<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Strawberry<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/6.png\" alt=\"\u67f3\u6a59\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u67f3\u6a59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6a59\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">li\u01d4ch\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ch\u00e9ngzi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Orange<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8.png\" alt=\"\u68a8\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u68a8<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00ed<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Pear<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">Western pear: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u897f\u6d0b\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u6d0b\u68a8<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/14.png\" alt=\"\u6930\u5b50\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6930\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6930\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e9zi<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">y\u0113zi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Coconut<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">meat: cool \u00b7 water: neutral<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot neutral\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B9%B3%E5%B9%B3_%E2%80%94_Neutral\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e73<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e73<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Neutral<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3.png\" alt=\"\u8461\u8404\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8461\u8404<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8461\u8404<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00fat\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">p\u00fat\u00e1o<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Grape<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/7.png\" alt=\"\u916a\u68a8\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u916a\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u725b\u6cb9\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">lu\u00f2l\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ni\u00fay\u00f3ugu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Avocado<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">aka <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9c77\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9cc4\u68a8<\/span> \u00e8l\u00ed<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/11.png\" alt=\"\u85cd\u8393\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u85cd\u8393<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u84dd\u8393<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00e1nm\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00e1nm\u00e9i<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Blueberry<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/12.png\" alt=\"\u6728\u74dc\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6728\u74dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6728\u74dc<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">m\u00f9gu\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">m\u00f9gu\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Papaya<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16.png\" alt=\"\u9cf3\u68a8\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9cf3\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u83e0\u841d<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">f\u00e8ngl\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u014dlu\u00f3<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Pineapple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/21.png\" alt=\"\u860b\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Apple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/17.png\" alt=\"\u767e\u9999\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e\u9999\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e\u9999\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u01ceixi\u0101nggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u01ceixi\u0101nggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Passionfruit<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20.png\" alt=\"\u82ad\u6a02\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u82ad\u6a02<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82ad\u4e50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u0101l\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u0101l\u00e8<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Guava<\/div><div class=\"fc-aka\">aka <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u756a\u77f3\u69b4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u756a\u77f3\u69b4<\/span> f\u0101nsh\u00edli\u00fa<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/24.png\" alt=\"\u84ee\u9727\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u84ee\u9727<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u83b2\u96fe<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">li\u00e1nw\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">li\u00e1nw\u00f9<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Wax Apple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Too lucky for some professions<\/p>\n <p>In Taiwanese Hokkien, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9cf3\u68a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51e4\u68a8<\/span> sounds close to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65fa\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65fa\u6765<\/span> w\u00e0ng l\u00e1i \u2014 “prosperity is coming” \u2014 which is why it shows up at temples and store openings. But doctors and funeral industry workers often avoid it for the opposite reason: more “prosperity” for them means more patients or more deaths, so the last thing they want is to invite more business their way.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot warm\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%BA%AB%E6%B8%A9_%E2%80%94_Warm\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eab<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6e29<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Warm<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9.png\" alt=\"\u6843\u5b50\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6843\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6843\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">t\u00e1ozi<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">t\u00e1ozi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Peach<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10.png\" alt=\"\u6afb\u6843\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6afb\u6843<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f66\u5398\u5b50<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u012bngt\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ch\u0113l\u00edzi<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Cherry<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15.png\" alt=\"\u8292\u679c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8292\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8292\u679c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">m\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">m\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Mango<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/22.png\" alt=\"\u8354\u679d\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8354\u679d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8354\u679d<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00eczh\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00eczh\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Lychee<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/23.png\" alt=\"\u9f8d\u773c\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9f8d\u773c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9f99\u773c<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">l\u00f3ngy\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">l\u00f3ngy\u01cen<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Longan<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/25.png\" alt=\"\u91cb\u8fe6\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cb\u8fe6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91ca\u8fe6<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00ecji\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00ecji\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Custard Apple<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Named after Buddha<\/p>\n <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cb\u8fe6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91ca\u8fe6<\/span> sh\u00ecji\u0101 \u2014 custard apple \u2014 is literally the Chinese name for \u015a\u0101kyamuni, the historical Buddha. The fruit’s bumpy, knobbed skin was thought to resemble the tight curls of hair on Buddha statues, and the name stuck.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">A cherry by any other name<\/p>\n <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8eca\u5398\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f66\u5398\u5b50<\/span> ch\u0113l\u00edzi isn’t a translation of “cherry” \u2014 it’s a transliteration, borrowed through Cantonese from the English word itself, and it’s now the standard term for imported cherries across much of Mainland China.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"nature-group\">\n <div class=\"nature-head\"><span class=\"nature-dot hot\"><\/span><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E7%86%B1%E7%83%AD_%E2%80%94_Hot\"><\/span><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70ed<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"en\">\u2014 Hot<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n <div class=\"fruit-grid\">\n <div class=\"fruit-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/19.png\" alt=\"\u69b4\u84ee\"><button class=\"say-btn\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"speakWord(this)\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">🔊<\/button><div class=\"fruit-card-body\"><span class=\"zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u69b4\u84ee<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u69b4\u83b2<\/span><\/span><div class=\"fc-pinyin\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">li\u00fali\u00e1n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">li\u00fali\u00e1n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fc-en\">Durian<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"sweeter\">\n <p class=\"kicker\">A modern wrinkle<\/p>\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B0%B4%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C%E6%9E%9C%E6%94%B9%E6%94%B9%E8%89%AF%E8%89%AF_shuiguo_gailiang_%E2%80%94_Sweeter_By_Design\"><\/span>\n <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c34<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6539<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6539<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u826f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u826f<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-pinyin\">shu\u01d0gu\u01d2 g\u01ceili\u00e1ng<\/span>\n <span class=\"h2-en\">\u2014 Sweeter By Design<\/span>\n <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-note\">None of the “nature” system above accounts for a very modern problem: fruit itself has changed.<\/p>\n <p>Decades of breeding and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u57fa\u6539<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u57fa\u6539<\/span> j\u012bg\u01cei (genetic modification) have made fruit consistently sweeter, larger, and more reliably delicious than what previous generations grew up eating. Mangoes, grapes, and pineapples sold today can carry a sugar content closer to dessert than to the “healthy snack” fruit has always been marketed as.<\/p>\n <p>That shift is exactly why health authorities in Taiwan have started publicly reminding people to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u63a7\u91cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u63a7\u91cf<\/span> k\u00f2ngli\u00e0ng \u2014 control the portion \u2014 when eating fruit, rather than treating it as unlimited. The concern isn’t fruit itself, but the sugar load of eating it without limit: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8102\u80aa\u809d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8102\u80aa\u809d<\/span> zh\u012bf\u00e1ngg\u0101n (fatty liver), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad8\u8840\u58d3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ad8\u8840\u538b<\/span> g\u0101oxu\u00e8y\u0101 (high blood pressure), and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8840\u7cd6\u6ce2\u52d5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8840\u7cd6\u6ce2\u52a8<\/span> xu\u00e8t\u00e1ng b\u014dd\u00f2ng (blood sugar swings) are now regularly mentioned in the same breath as fruit, not just soda or candy.<\/p>\n <div class=\"note-box\">\n <p class=\"note-label\">Fruit isn’t automatically “healthy” anymore<\/p>\n <p>It’s a strange position for fruit to be in \u2014 still full of fiber and vitamins, but sweet enough now that “eat as much fruit as you want” is no longer good advice. 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