amaranth; leafy vegetable
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor); edible leafy vegetable with red or green leaves
Commonly used in Chinese cuisine. The purple variety (紫苋菜) turns dishes pink-red when cooked due to its natural pigments.
Xiàn苋
cài菜
fù富
hán含
tiě铁
zhì质
，
shì是
yíng营
yǎng养
jià价
zhí值
hěn很
gāo高
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
。
Amaranth is rich in iron and is a highly nutritious vegetable.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
zǐ紫
xiàn苋
cài菜
zuò做
le了
yī一
dào道
hóng红
tōng彤
tōng彤
de的
tāng汤
。
Mom made a bright red soup using purple amaranth.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yě野
cài菜
yě也
jiào叫
yě野
xiàn苋
cài菜
，
shì是
kě可
yǐ以
shí食
yòng用
de的
。
This wild vegetable is also called wild amaranth and is edible.
Xià夏
tiān天
de的
xiàn苋
cài菜
tè特
bié别
xiān鲜
nèn嫩
。
Amaranth is especially tender and fresh in summer.