suànhuáng

蒜黄

Word · NounTraditional蒜黃

yellow garlic leaves; vegetable

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

yellow garlic leaves/sprouts grown in darkness; blanched garlic

Often used with the -r suffix as 蒜黄儿 (suànhuángr) in northern dialects. Distinct from 蒜苗 (green garlic sprouts grown in light).

Mā妈
ma妈
zài在
chāo超
shì市
mǎi买
le了
èr二
jīn斤
suàn蒜
huáng黄
 。

Mom bought two jin of yellow garlic sprouts at the supermarket.

Suàn蒜
huáng黄
chǎo炒
jī鸡
dàn蛋
shì是
yī一
dào道
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
jiā家
cháng常
cài菜
 。

Scrambled eggs with blanched garlic is a very popular home-style dish.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
huáng黄
sè色
de的
suàn蒜
yè叶
jiào叫
suàn蒜
huáng黄
 ,
shì是
zài在
bì避
guāng光
tiáo条
jiàn件
xià下
péi培
yù育
de的
 。

These yellow garlic leaves are called suanhuang, cultivated under light-free conditions.