| 茭白笋 |
jiāo bái sǔn |
edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰, aka water bamboo |
| 茭 |
jiāo |
Zizania aquatica |
| 茭白 |
jiāo bái |
Manchurian wild rice 菰, aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot |
| 白 |
Bái |
surname Bai / Bai ethnic group |
| 白 |
bái |
white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白) / (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭) / (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白) / (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区) |
| 笋 |
sǔn |
variant of 笋 |
| 笋 |
sǔn |
bamboo shoot |