huācài

花菜

Word · Noun

cauliflower

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

cauliflower

dialect

A common term for cauliflower in many Southern Chinese dialects, such as those spoken in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Taiwan. In standard Mandarin, the more common term is '西兰花' (for green varieties) or '菜花'/'花椰菜'.

Jīn今
tiān天
de的
wǎn晚
fàn饭
yǒu有
chǎo炒
huā花
cài菜
 。

Today's dinner has stir-fried cauliflower.

Wǒ我
men们
qù去
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
xiē些
huā花
cài菜
ba吧
 。

Let's go to the market to buy some cauliflower.

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Zhè这
ge个
huā花
cài菜
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
 。

This cauliflower is very fresh.