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莜麥菜

简莜麦菜 · 繁莜麥菜

Mandarin · pinyin yóu mài cài

variant of 油麥菜 yóu mài cài

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莜: yóu · Avena nuda; a bamboo basket
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菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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2–4–4 · you2 mai4 cai4

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noun

Referring to various cultivars of Lactuca sativa: — (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Taiwanese lettuce; a-choy
Referring to various cultivars of Lactuca sativa: — (Taiwan) Fushan lettuce

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