Meaning of 苣荬菜
苣荬菜 means sow thistle; field milk thistle (Sonchus arvensis or Sonchus brachyotus), a perennial wild herb. Pronounced qǔ mǎi cài.
- sow thistle; field milk thistle (Sonchus arvensis or Sonchus brachyotus), a perennial wild herb
Definitions & Examples
Chūn春
tiān天
de的
shí时
hou候
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
qù去
yě野
wài外
wā挖
qǔ苣
mǎi荬
cài菜
。
In spring, people often go to the wild to dig sow thistle.
Qǔ苣
mǎi荬
cài菜
kě可
yǐ以
liáng凉
bàn拌
，
yě也
kě可
yǐ以
zuò做
xiàn馅
r儿
bāo包
jiǎo饺
zi子
。
Sow thistle can be eaten cold dressed with sauce or used as filling for dumplings.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yě野
cài菜
de的
quán全
cǎo草
dōu都
kě可
rù入
yào药
，
yǒu有
qīng清
rè热
jiě解
dú毒
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
The whole plant of this wild vegetable can be used as medicine, having the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
Measure Words
棵/ kē
Primary
株/ zhū
种/ zhǒng