sōng
菘
Chinese cabbage (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Chinese cabbage; bok choy; Brassica rapa (in ancient texts)
archaicAn archaic botanical term found in classical Chinese texts to refer to what is now commonly called 白菜 (báicài). Still used in modern botanical or historical contexts.
Sōng菘
cài菜
jí即
jīn今
zhī之
bái白
cài菜
。
Sōng cài is what we now call Chinese cabbage.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
de的
sōng菘
，
zhǐ指
de的
jiù就
shì是
zhè这
zhǒng种
shū蔬
cài菜
。
The sōng recorded in ancient literature refers to this vegetable.
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Bái白
sōng菘
shì是
nán南
fāng方
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
White sōng is a common vegetable variety in the south.