薏米仁

yìmǐrén

noun

Measure Word

一袋薏米仁 dài

Meanings

1 Job's tears (Coix seed)
2 pearl barley / adlay

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

她每天早上煮一碗薏米仁粥。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang zhǔ yì wǎn yìmǐrén zhōu.

She cooks a bowl of Job's tears porridge every morning.

HSK 7-9

红豆薏米仁汤可以祛湿。

Hóngdòu yìmǐrén tāng kěyǐ qū shī.

Red bean and Job's tears soup helps expel dampness.

Tips

usage

Job’s tears (薏米 / 薏仁 / 薏米仁 all refer to the same grain). In TCM it is used to "expel dampness" (祛湿) - the classic pairing is 红豆薏米 in soups and porridges.

Stroke Order

薏 yì

米 mǐ

仁 rén