Word information
Simplified韭菜
Traditional韭菜
Pinyinjiǔ cài
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
韭菜
jiǔ cài · garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit
Character breakdown
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How to learn 韭菜
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菜cài
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
菜单càidānmenu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
蔬菜shūcàivegetables
菜肴càiyáovegetable and meat dishes; dish
小菜一碟xiǎocài-yìdiéa small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)