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芥藍

简芥蓝 · 繁芥藍

Mandarin · pinyin gài lán

Chinese broccoli
Chinese kale
cabbage mustard
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
also pr. jiè lán

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芥: jiè · mustard plant; mustard; tiny
藍: Look up this written character
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname

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4–2 · gai4 lan2

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gaai3 laam4

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noun

(Min, Gan, Hakka, Mandarin) kailan; Chinese kale
(dialectal Mandarin) kohlrabi

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