Hán guó pào càidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
kimchi
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

韓國泡菜 韩国泡菜 [Han2 guo2 pao4 cai4] /kimchi/

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Other forms in these source records: 韓國泡菜

  • 韩
    Hán

    Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 泡
    pāo

    puffed / swollen / spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces

    pào

    bubble / foam / blister / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions

  • 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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