root vegetable; turnip (Chinese); collard greens (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
a biennial herb; a variety of mustard plant
neutralScientific name often referred to as 'Brassica juncea var. napiformis'. It is a type of root mustard.
Dà大
tóu头
cài菜
shì是
jiè芥
cài菜
de的
yī一
gè个
cháng常
jiàn见
biàn变
zhǒng种
。
The turnip is a common variety of mustard plant.
Zhè这
piàn片
nóng农
tián田
lǐ里
zhǔ主
yào要
zhòng种
zhí植
dà大
tóu头
cài菜
。
This field is mainly planted with turnips.
noun
the edible swollen root of this plant
neutralThe root is conical or cylindrical, fleshy, with a spicy taste, often pickled for consumption.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
dà大
tóu头
cài菜
yān腌
zhì制
xián咸
cài菜
。
Mom pickles the turnip to make preserved vegetables.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dà大
tóu头
cài菜
de的
là辣
wèi味
hěn很
zú足
。
This type of turnip has a very strong spicy flavor.
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Qiē切
yī一
pán盘
liáng凉
bàn拌
dà大
tóu头
cài菜
。
Slice a plate of cold dressed turnip.
noun
collard greens; headed cabbage (dialectal term)
dialectIn some Chinese dialects, especially in southern regions, '大头菜' refers to headed cabbage or collard greens, not the root mustard.
Wǒ我
men们
nà那
lǐ里
shuō说
de的
dà大
tóu头
cài菜
qí其
shí实
jiù就
shì是
juǎn卷
xīn心
cài菜
。
What we call 'big head vegetable' there is actually cabbage.
Mǎi买
yī一
kē颗
dà大
tóu头
cài菜
lái来
chǎo炒
ròu肉
piàn片
。
Buy a head of cabbage to stir-fry with sliced meat.