白莧紫茄

简 白苋紫茄 · 繁 白莧紫茄
Mandarin · pinyin bái xiàn zǐ qié

Meanings

  1. white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
莧
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紫
zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
茄
jiā · eggplant
苋
xiàn · amaranth
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Mandarin tones

2–4–3–2 · bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2

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baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2

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白莧紫茄 · bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2
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Exact source record白莧紫茄 白苋紫茄 [bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2] /white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle/