gài
芥菜
mustard plant (dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 1 examplesnoun
mustard plant (dialectal)
dialectPrimarily used in southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Cantonese) for the mustard plant or certain leafy greens like "芥蓝" (Chinese kale). In standard Mandarin, this pronunciation is often used in the word "芥蓝".
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
lǐ里
yǒu有
gài芥
lán蓝
。
This dish contains Chinese kale (mustard greens).