"萝卜" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 萝卜 蘿蔔 | radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon / CL:個|个[ge4],根[gen1] | syn |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 萝卜糕 蘿蔔糕 | radish cake (a type of dim sum, commonly called "turnip cake") | ||
| 萝卜丝饼 蘿蔔絲餅 | shredded daikon pie | ||
| 萝卜快了不洗泥 蘿蔔快了不洗泥 | when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) / fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality | ||
| 萝卜白菜，各有所爱 蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛 | (saying) one man's meat is another man's poison / to each his own | ||
| 萝卜白菜，各有所爱 蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛 | one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom) / to each his own | ||
| 萝卜青菜，各有所爱 蘿蔔青菜，各有所愛 | see 蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛|萝卜白菜，各有所爱[luo2 bo5 bai2 cai4 , ge4 you3 suo3 ai4] |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 胡萝卜 胡蘿蔔 | carrot | syn | |
| 红萝卜 紅蘿蔔 | carrot / red radish | syn | |
| 白萝卜 白蘿蔔 | daikon / white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) | syn | |
| 大萝卜 大蘿蔔 | see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5] | ||
| 水萝卜 水蘿蔔 | summer radish (the small red kind) | ||
| 胡萝卜素 胡蘿蔔素 | carotene | ||
| 胡萝卜雷 胡蘿蔔雷 | carrot mine | ||
| 空心萝卜 空心蘿蔔 | useless person | ||
| 小红萝卜 小紅蘿蔔 | summer radish (the small red kind) | ||
| 小萝卜头 小蘿蔔頭 | (coll.) little kid | ||
| 野胡萝卜 野胡蘿蔔 | carrot (Daucus carota) | ||
| 樱桃萝卜 櫻桃蘿蔔 | summer radish (the small red kind) | ||
| 花心大萝卜 花心大蘿卜 | (coll.) womanizer / skirt-chaser | ||
| 心里美萝卜 心裡美蘿蔔 | Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable | ||
| 胡萝卜加大棒 胡蘿蔔加大棒 | stick-and-carrot approach | ||
| 一个萝卜一个坑 一個蘿蔔一個坑 | lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid | ||
| 拔出萝卜带出泥 拔出蘿蔔帶出泥 | lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom) / fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes / to cause further problems while working on a problem | ||
| 杭州萝卜绍兴种 杭州蘿蔔紹興種 | Hangzhou turnip transplanted from Shaoxing |