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黄芽菜

Word · NounTraditional黃芽菜

Chinese cabbage; Napa cabbage

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

Chinese cabbage; Napa cabbage; wong bok

dialect

Regional name used in parts of eastern China (e.g., Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang) for Chinese cabbage. Often refers specifically to varieties with yellowish inner leaves.

Shàng上
hǎi海
rén人
dōng冬
tiān天
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
huáng黄
yá芽
cài菜
 。

Shanghainese people like to eat Chinese cabbage in winter.

Zhè这
kē棵
huáng黄
yá芽
cài菜
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
 。

This head of Chinese cabbage looks very fresh.

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Huáng黄
yá芽
cài菜
chǎo炒
nián年
gāo糕
shì是
Níng宁
bō波
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
cài菜
 。

Stir-fried Chinese cabbage with rice cakes is a traditional Ningbo dish.

Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
huáng黄
yá芽
cài菜
bǐ比
dà大
bái白
cài菜
guì贵
yī一
diǎn点
 。

Wong bok is a bit more expensive than regular Chinese cabbage at the market.