fēng
葑
turnip (classical)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
turnip; brassica rapa (classical reference)
archaicA term from classical texts referring to a type of turnip or related root vegetable. It is not commonly used in modern everyday language.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
cǎi采
fēng葑
cǎi采
fěi菲
”
de的
jù句
zi子
。
The 'Book of Songs' contains the line 'gathering feng and gathering fei'.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
fēng葑
fěi菲
zhī之
cǎi采
，
bù不
yìng应
yǐ以
qí其
gēn根
kǔ苦
ér而
qì弃
qí其
yè叶
měi美
。
The ancients believed that when gathering feng and fei, one should not discard the beautiful leaves because of the bitter roots.