gān lán càidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cabbage
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Original source entry:

甘藍菜 甘蓝菜 [gan1 lan2 cai4] /cabbage/

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Other forms in these source records: 甘藍菜

  • 甘
    gān

    (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[kǔ]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)

    Gān

    surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gān sù]

  • 蓝
    lán

    blue / indigo plant

    Lán

    surname Lan

  • 菜
    cài

    vegetable / greens (CL:棵[kē]) / dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yàng],道[dào],盤|盘[pán]) / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor / (coll.) (one's) type

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