broad bean; fava bean (dialect)
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broad bean; fava bean
dialectRegional dialect term used in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai areas. Referring to the broad bean (Vicia faba), also called 蚕豆 in standard Mandarin. The name 罗汉豆 (lit. "Arhat bean") comes from the bean's shape resembling a monk's head.
Qīng清
míng明
qián前
hòu后
，
Jiāng江
nán南
rén人
ài爱
chī吃
luó罗
hàn汉
dòu豆
。
Around Qingming Festival, people in Jiangnan love eating broad beans.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
de的
《
Shè社
Xì戏
》
lǐ里
tí提
dào到
le了
chī吃
luó罗
hàn汉
dòu豆
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
。
Lu Xun's "The Village Opera" mentions the scene of eating broad beans.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhǔ煮
le了
yī一
guō锅
xián咸
luó罗
hàn汉
dòu豆
。
Grandma boiled a pot of salted broad beans.
Luó罗
hàn汉
dòu豆
shì是
Shào绍
xīng兴
de的
tè特
chǎn产
zhī之
yī一
。
Broad beans are one of Shaoxing's specialties.