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Pinyin jiǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. leek
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. leek/scallion/Chinese chives/Kangxi radical 179
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    韭菜​,​石蒜​科​(​舊作​百合科​)​,​係​葱屬​植物​,​莖部​可食用​;​花​亦可​食​,​叫​韭菜花​(​量​詞​:​條​/​棵​)
    Allium tuberosum or garlic chives, also known by Chinese name Kow Choi; both stalks and flower buds can be used as ingredient in Chinese dishes.
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    garlic chives; Chinese chives; Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. scallion, leek
  2. Kangxi radical 179
  3. Cangjie Input
    LMMM
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他买了一把韭菜。
    他買了一把韭菜。
    tā mǎi le yī bǎ jiǔ cài 。
    • He bought a handful of chives.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一把韭菜
    一把韭菜
    yī bǎ jiǔ cài
    • a bunch of garlic chives
  2. Mandarin
    割韭菜
    割韭菜
    gē jiǔ cài
    • to reap the people
  3. Mandarin
    我被机构投资者割韭菜了。
    我被機構投資者割韭菜了。
    10 February 2021 , “ “ 割韭菜 ” “ 韭菜 ” 用英语怎么说 ? ” , yin zhuan lan . zhi hu . com : Wǒ bèi jī gòu tóu zī zhě gē jiǔ cài le .
    • I was taken advantage of by the institutional investors.