yǔ yī gān lándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
kale
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Original source entry:

羽衣甘藍 羽衣甘蓝 [yu3 yi1 gan1 lan2] /kale/

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Other forms in these source records: 羽衣甘藍

  • 羽
    yǔ

    feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale

  • 衣
    yī

    clothes / CL:件[jiàn] / Kangxi radical 145

    yì

    to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)

  • 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

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