Chinese yam; Dioscorea opposita
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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Chinese yam; Dioscorea opposita, a perennial herbaceous vine with edible starchy tubers used in cooking and traditional medicine
Formal botanical name for the plant commonly known as 山药 (shānyao). The tubers are an important food crop and medicinal herb in East Asia.
Shǔ薯
yù蓣
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yào药
yòng用
zhí植
wù物
。
Chinese yam is an important medicinal plant.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǔ薯
yù蓣
de的
kuài块
gēn根
fù富
hán含
diàn淀
fěn粉
。
The tubers of this Chinese yam are rich in starch.
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Shǔ薯
yù蓣
tōng通
chēng称
shān山
yao药
，
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shí食
cái材
。
Chinese yam, commonly called shanyao, is a common food ingredient.