| 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 |
| 白 |
bái |
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera |
| 笋 |
sǔn |
bamboo shoot |