芜菁甘蓝

蕪菁甘藍
wújīnggānlán
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rutabaga
  2. 2 swede (Brassica napobrassica)

Examples

Běi'ōu rén dōngtiān cháng chī wújīnggānlán dùn ròu.
Nordic people often eat rutabaga stewed with meat in winter.
Wújīnggānlán wàixíng xiàng dàtóu luóbo, wèidào gèng tián.
Rutabaga looks like a large turnip but tastes sweeter.

Tips

usage
A botanical compound: 芜菁 (wújīng) 'turnip' + 甘蓝 (gānlán) 'cabbage.' Rutabaga is in fact a cross between turnip and cabbage, so the Chinese name describes the hybrid origin literally — much more transparent than the English.

Stroke Order

jīng
gān
lán