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龍鬚菜

简龙须菜 · 繁龍鬚菜

Mandarin · pinyin lóng xū cài

asparagus
(Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜 fó shǒu guā

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菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
须: xū · must, have to, necessary

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2–1–4 · long2 xu1 cai4

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lung4 sou1 coi3

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noun

asparagus; Asparagus schoberioides
(Taiwan) the young shoots of the chayote, eaten as a vegetable in Taiwanese cuisine

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