turnip; rutabaga
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
turnip; rutabaga; Brassica rapa
Also known as 芜菁. The character 蔓 is pronounced mán specifically in this word; elsewhere it is usually màn or wàn.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mán蔓
jing菁
de的
gè个
tóu头
hěn很
dà大
，
yī一
gè个
jiù就
yǒu有
liǎng两
jīn斤
zhòng重
。
These turnips are huge—one weighs a whole kilogram.
Nóng农
mín民
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
shōu收
mán蔓
jing菁
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
yān腌
chéng成
xián咸
cài菜
guò过
dōng冬
。
The farmers are harvesting turnips in the field, preparing to pickle them as salted vegetables for the winter.
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Mán蔓
jing菁
kě可
yǐ以
chǎo炒
zhe着
chī吃
，
yě也
kě可
yǐ以
zhǔ煮
tāng汤
。
Turnips can be stir-fried or used in soup.