jǔruò

蒟蒻

Word · NounTraditional舉若

konjac; konnyaku

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

konjac; konnyaku; elephant yam

formal

A plant (Amorphophallus konjac) native to Asia. Its corm is processed into konjac flour, which is used to make low-calorie, gelatinous foods like konjac noodles, jelly, and tofu. The term is somewhat formal or technical.

Jǔ举
ruò若
kuài块
jīng茎
kě可
yǐ以
jiā加
gōng工
chéng成
mó魔
yù芋
fěn粉
 。

Konjac corms can be processed into konjac flour.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
jǔ举
ruò若
miàn面
tiáo条
kǎ卡
lù路
lǐ里
hán含
liàng量
hěn很
dī低
 。

This type of konjac noodle has a very low calorie content.

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Chāo超
shì市
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
shí食
pǐn品
qū区
yǒu有
jǔ举
ruò若
zhì制
pǐn品
 。

The health food section of the supermarket has konjac products.