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Chinese white pear

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fruit of a hybrid northeast-Asian pear species, Pyrus × bretschneideri, with the crisp, juicy texture of an apple pear, but with shape and flavor more like those of the European pear.

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noun

Meaning 2

A tree producing such fruit.

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 鴨梨 /鸭梨 — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白梨 (báilí) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴨梨 /鸭梨 (yālí) — fruit
  • Finnish: kiinanvalkopäärynä — fruit
  • French: poire Ya — fruit
  • French: poire blanche — fruit