在普通话中，“梨”的发音与“离”相同。正因如此，中秋佳节吃梨代表着人们不愿分离、渴望团聚的愿望。

In Mandarin, "pear" is homophonous with "separate," both pronounced as "li." For this reason, eating a pear during Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes the people's wish to avoid separation and implies their desire for reunion.