辣白菜

làbáicài
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 kimchi (Chinese name for Korean 김치)
  2. 2 spicy pickled cabbage

Examples

Cháoxiānzú nǎinai zìjǐ zuò làbáicài.
The Korean-Chinese grandmother makes her own kimchi.
Kǎoròu yīdìng yào pèi làbáicài cái gòu wèi.
Grilled meat really needs kimchi on the side to taste right.

Tips

usage
The everyday Mandarin name for Korean kimchi. A direct transliteration 泡菜 (pàocài) is also used but refers more broadly to pickled vegetables. In Chinese-Korean (朝鲜) regions of Northeast China the term 辣白菜 is the standard menu word.

Stroke Order

bái
cài