hòng

蕻

Character · Adjective · Noun

luxuriant; stem of vegetable

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

adjective

luxuriant; flourishing

archaic

Archaic or literary usage.

Cǎo草
mù木
hòng蕻
hòng蕻
 。

The vegetation is luxuriant.

2.

noun

long stem of certain vegetables

dialect

A dialectal term, especially used for the stems of leafy greens.

Bǎ把
cài菜
hòng蕻
qù去
diào掉
 ，
zhǐ只
yào要
yè叶
zi子
 。

Remove the vegetable stems, just keep the leaves.

Zhè这
bō菠
cài菜
de的
hòng蕻
hěn很
nèn嫩
 ，
kě可
yǐ以
chī吃
 。

The stems of this spinach are very tender and can be eaten.