gài

芥菜

Word · NounTraditional芥

mustard plant (dialectal)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples
1.

noun

mustard plant (dialectal)

dialect

Primarily 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).