Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- jiǔ
English
- scallion, leek
- leek
- Kangxi radical 179
- Allium tuberosum or garlic chives, also known by Chinese name Kow Choi; both stalks and flower buds can be used as ingredient in Chinese dishes.
粵語
- 韭菜，石蒜科（舊作百合科），係葱屬植物，莖部可食用；花亦可食，叫韭菜花（量詞：條／棵）
As a component in · 71
Variants
Words containing 韭
- 韭黃gau2 wong4
yellow chives (Chinese chives grown without sunlight, resulting in white stems and yellow leaves)
- 韭菜gau2 coi3
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
- 韭菜花gau2 coi3 faa1
chive flowers
- 割韭菜got3 gau2 coi3
(fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit
- 韭菜餃gau2 coi3 gaau2
- 韭菜盒子gau2 coi3 hap6 zi2
chive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients (usually contains scrambled eggs)
- 餓死韭菜頭ngo6 sei2 gau2 coi3 tau4