粵

椰je4菜coi3

je4 coi3yē cài

English

  1. cabbage; broccoli; cauliflower
  2. cabbage, usually refers to the type of white or green round cabbage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 蔬菜嘅一種,啲葉一層層包住形成球狀,外層係淺綠色,內層係黃白色,口感比較軟荏荏;紫紅色嘅會叫做紫椰菜或者紅椰菜。又叫包心菜。

Examples

  • 椰菜可以生食。

    Cabbage can be eaten raw.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 美國人所吃的食物中約有三分之一來自蜜蜂授粉的農作物,包括蘋果、甜瓜、蔓越莓、南瓜、櫛瓜、綠花椰菜和杏仁等等。

    About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, including apples, melons, cranberries, pumpkins, squash, broccoli, and almonds, to name just a few.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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