yóu
mài
cài

common
noun

Meaning of 油麦菜

油麦菜 means a variety of lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia) with long, slender leaves and a crunchy stem; A-choy; stem lettuce; same as 莜麦菜. Pronounced yóu mài cài.

  • a variety of lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia) with long, slender leaves and a crunchy stem; A-choy; stem lettuce; same as 莜麦菜

Definitions & Examples

huan
chī
suàn
róng
chǎo
yóu
mài
cài
 

I love eating stir-fried A-choy with garlic.

Yóu
mài
cài
de
jià
shēng
cài
shāo
wēi
guì
diǎn
 

A-choy is slightly more expensive than regular lettuce.

Qīng
chǎo
yóu
mài
cài
zuì
néng
bǎo
liú
de
tián
wèi
 

Simply stir-frying the stem lettuce best preserves its natural sweetness.

Yóu
mài
cài
shì
yóu
mài
cài
de
lìng
zhǒng
xiě
 

Yóumàicài is another way of writing yóumàicài (stem lettuce).

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