扁豆

biǎndòu
noun #34,753

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hyacinth bean
  2. 2 lablab bean
  3. 3 green bean (loose)

Examples

Māma chǎo le yī pán biǎndòu.
Mom stir-fried a plate of green beans.
Zhè jiā de biǎndòu dùn ròu hěn xiāng.
This restaurant's stewed beans with pork smell wonderful.

Tips

usage
Strictly 扁豆 means hyacinth bean (lablab purpureus), but in everyday Chinese cooking it often refers more loosely to flat green beans. Note that under-cooked 扁豆 are mildly toxic — always cook thoroughly.

Stroke Order

biǎn
dòu