potato (dialectal)
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potato
dialectA dialectal term chiefly used in northern Chinese regions such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia.
Jīn今
tiān天
zhōng中
wǔ午
chī吃
shān山
yao药
dàn蛋
dùn炖
niú牛
ròu肉
。
We're having potatoes stewed with beef for lunch today.
Wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
jiā家
bǎ把
tǔ土
dòu豆
jiào叫
zuò作
shān山
yao药
dàn蛋
。
In my hometown, we call potatoes 'shānyàodàn'.
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Jí集
shì市
shàng上
mǎi买
le了
yī一
dà大
dài袋
shān山
yao药
dàn蛋
。
I bought a big bag of potatoes at the market.