taro; sweet potato
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
taro; eddo; dasheen
Refers to the starchy root vegetable Colocasia esculenta, commonly used in cooking across East and Southeast Asia. The texture is starchy and slightly nutty.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
mǎi买
le了
hěn很
duō多
yù芋
tou头
dùn炖
pái排
gǔ骨
。
Grandma bought a lot of taro to stew with pork ribs.
Zhè这
ge个
yù芋
tou头
hěn很
fěn粉
，
rù入
kǒu口
jí即
huà化
。
This taro is very powdery and melts in your mouth.
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Yù芋
tou头
kòu扣
ròu肉
shì是
yī一
dào道
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
Kè客
jiā家
cài菜
。
Braised pork with taro is a traditional Hakka dish.
noun
sweet potato; yam
dialectRegional dialect usage found in certain southern Chinese varieties (e.g., parts of Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan), where 芋头 refers to Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) rather than taro.
Dì地
lǐ里
wā挖
le了
jǐ几
ge个
yù芋
tou头
（
gān甘
shǔ薯
）
。
They dug up several sweet potatoes from the field.
Kǎo烤
yù芋
tou头
（
hóng红
shǔ薯
）
wén闻
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
xiāng香
。
The roasted sweet potato smells very fragrant.