莴笋
wō sǔn
Pinyin

Definition

莴笋
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wō sǔn
  1. Chinese lettuce
  2. celtuce
  3. asparagus lettuce
  4. celery lettuce
  5. stem lettuce

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

竹笋
zhú sǔn
  1. 1 bamboo shoot
莴笋
wō sǔn
  1. 1 Chinese lettuce
  2. 2 celtuce
  3. 3 asparagus lettuce
  4. 4 celery lettuce
  5. 5 stem lettuce
芦笋
lú sǔn
  1. 1 asparagus
冬笋
dōng sǔn
  1. 1 winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
春笋
chūn sǔn
  1. 1 springtime bamboo shoots
  2. 2 fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate
莴苣
wō jù
  1. 1 lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
雨后春笋
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
  1. 1 lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
  2. 2 many new things emerge in rapid succession
石笋
shí sǔn
  1. 1 stalagmite
笋
sǔn
  1. 1 bamboo shoot
莴
wō
  1. 1 lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣

Idioms (1)

雨后春笋
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
  1. 1 lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
  2. 2 many new things emerge in rapid succession

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