Fruits & Veggies

alexlexilu
July 16, 2010, 03:53 AM posted in General Discussion

Hi everyone... I made this list of fruits and veggies that I posted on the Elementary lesson this week and I got a bit of feedback (which was great by the way) but I was hoping for more feedback so I decided to post it again. I am trying to come up with a good list of fruits and veggies... there are always a bunch that I can't remember and I thought it would be good to make a list.

Could you help correct / add to it?? A dictionnary is not always the best tool to find these kind of things.

Thanks, I think it might be useful to bring to the market!

_________________________________________

 Fruits and Veggies

 Fruits

梅子méizi – plum

杨梅yángméi – red bayberry

草莓 căoméi – strawberry

木莓 mùméi / 山梅 shānméi – raspberry

蓝莓lánméi – blueberry

黑莓 hēiméi – blackberry

荔枝 lìzhī – lichee

龙眼 lóngyăn – dragon eye

山竹 shānzhú – purple mangosteen

百香果 băixiāngguŏ – passion fruit

蓮霧 liánwù – wax apple

qīngzǎo – green jujube

西瓜 xīguā – water melon

香蕉 xiāngjiāo – banana

火龙果 huŏlóngguŏ – dragon fruit

红毛丹 hóngmáodān – rambutan

番荔枝fānlìzhī – custard apple (Buddha head)

橙子 chéngzi – orange

桔子 / 橘子júzi – tangerine

柑橘 gānjú – mandarin orange

柠檬 níngméng – lemon

青柠 qīngníng – lime

西柚xīyòu / 葡萄柚 pútáoyòu / 香橼xiāngyuán – grapefruit

柚子yòuzi – pomeloe

苹果 píngguŏ – apple

榴莲 liúlián – durian

芒果 mángguŏ – mango

桃子táozi – peach

杨桃 yángtáo – star fruit

番石榴 fānshíliu – guava

大树菠萝 dàshùbōluó – jackfruit

木瓜mùguā – papaya

菠萝bōluó – pineapple

椰子 yēzi – coconut

Veggies

菠菜 bōcài – spinach

芹菜 qíncài – celery

莴苣 wōjù – lettuce

西 xīlánhuā – broccoli

芥蓝gàilán – Chinese broccoli
菜花càihuā – cauliflower
洋白菜 yángbáicài – cabbage

卷心菜  juănxīncài – cabbage

泡菜 pàocài – pickled cabbage (Kimchi is Hánguó pàocài 韩国泡菜)
玉米 yùmĭ – corn
大豆 dàdòu – soya bean

毛豆 máodòu – soybean
蘑菇 mógu – mushroom

萝卜luóbo – radish

白萝卜báiluóbo – white radish

胡萝卜húluóbo – carot

番茄fānqié / 西红柿xīhóngshì – tomato
青椒 qīngjiāo – green pepper

柿子椒 shìzijiāo – bell pepper
辣椒 làjiāo – chilli pepper
ŏu – lotus root

土豆tŭdòu – potato
红薯 hóngshŭ – sweet potato

大蒜 dàsuàn – garlic

cōng – green onion
洋葱 yángcōng – onion
小葱 xiăocōng – shallot
大葱  dàcōng – leek
南瓜  nánguā – pumpkin

苦瓜 kŭguā – bitter melon

冬瓜dōngguā – winter melon

黄瓜 huángguā – cucumber

丝瓜 sīguā – luffa (loofah) (towel gourd)
生姜  shēngjiāng – fresh ginger

茄子qiézi – eggplant

Profile picture
alexlexilu
July 16, 2010, 04:00 AM

I just thought of adding Cherries - yīngtáo 樱桃

Profile picture
alexlexilu
July 16, 2010, 04:04 AM

This is what I got so far...

 

danchao in reply to alexlexilu

Hey, that's pretty good. Some things that I've spotted:

Soy bean is also called 黄豆 huang2 dou4

青椒 qing1 jiao1: green bell pepper

红葱头 hong2 cong1 tou2: shallot

Leek: 韭菜 jiu3 cai4
dragonsback in reply to alexlexilu

Is 大葱 dàcōng a common onion?

 

bodawei in reply to alexlexilu

I agree a great list! There are lots of local variations of course, eg. several names for potato. 洋芋 yángyù (potato) is the more common term where I live.

Other notes on above list:

菌 jùn (mushrooms/fungus)

苦菜 kǔcài (bok choy – a larger version of 青菜)

Also, what is normal or common in one part of the country may not be in another. I attach a few that are common in the South-West of China. They may sound esoteric but they are common here:

瓜尖 gua jian (pumpkin shoots)

蚕豆 cǎndòu (broad beans)

凉拌薄荷 (mint)

凉拌蕨菜 juecai (bracken, fern)

百合 bǎihé (lilies)

板栗 bǎnlì (chestnuts)

蕉花 jiāo huā (the flower of the lady finger banana)

鱼腥草 yǔxīngcǎo (scientific name Houttuynia Cordata)

裳梨花 shanglihua (an edible flower)

魔芋 mo yú (taro)

海菜 hǎicài (edible seaweed)

Note: 酸淹菜 suānyāncài (pickled vegetables) or just 腌菜 yāncài is 泡菜 pàocài elsewhere.

Avatar
dragonsback says

石刁柏- shí​diāo​bǎi- asparagus