韭菜
jiǔcài
The English word "chives" is translated into Chinese as 韭菜 (jiǔcài).
In Chinese cooking, this refers specifically to garlic chives (often with a stronger garlic scent) rather than the thinner, milder English chives.
How do you pronounce it?
jiǔcài
Did you know?
- In Chinese slang, the word 韭菜 (jiǔcài) is used to describe retail investors who are repeatedly exploited by the market, as they are seen as 'leeks' that are grown only to be harvested.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, 韭菜 (jiǔcài) is often categorized as a 'warming' food and is believed to increase yang energy in the body.
- The term 韭菜 is used in Chinese slang to describe someone who is easily manipulated or 'taken advantage of' by others. This comes from the plant's habit of being cut down and immediately growing back.
Examples in context
- 他買了一把韭菜。He bought a handful of chives.This sentence is useful for learning how to describe buying a handful of the herb using 韭菜.Tatoeba #6314512 by xjjAstrus, translation #9408763 by BobbyLee
- 在炒菜中加入韭菜Add chives to the stir-fry
- 我要买韭菜I want to buy chives
- 请给我一些韭菜Please give me some chives
- 我要一份韭菜饺子I want an order of chive dumplings
- 请给我一份韭菜饼Please give me an order of chive pancakes
- 韭菜鸡蛋饼Chive and egg pancake
- 我想在饺子里加点韭菜。Wǒ xiǎng zài jiǎozi lǐ jiā diǎn jiǔcài.I want to add some chives to the dumplings.
- 这种韭菜的味道很香。Zhè zhǒng jiǔcài de wèidào hěn xiāng.This kind of chives smells very fragrant.
Example conversation
A woman and a man are shopping for groceries together.
- 伟 Wei晓雯，我们要买韭菜吗？Xiǎowén, wǒmen yào mǎi jiǔcài ma?Xiaowen, do we need to buy chives?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen要的，今天的韭菜看起来很新鲜。Yào de, jīntiān de jiǔcài kàn qǐlái hěn xīnxiān.Yes, the chives look very fresh today.
- 伟 Wei那我们拿一捆吧。Nà wǒmen ná yì kǔn ba.Then let's take one bunch.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好的，伟，我们去结账吧。Hǎo de, Wěi, wǒmen qù jiézhàng ba.Okay, Wei, let's go check out.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
