- 大白菜 dàbáicài Chinese cabbageChinese cabbage; specifically the napa cabbage with its large, light-colored leaves and tight heart
- 小白菜 xiǎobáicài bok choya variety of Chinese cabbage with green leaves and white or green stalks that do not form a tight head; pak choi
- 圆白菜 yuánbáicài cabbageround white cabbage, often called Western cabbage; also known as [[高丽菜|高麗菜|gao1 li4 cai4]] in Taiwan
- 洋白菜 yángbáicài cabbagecabbage; specifically the common round variety found in Western countries
- 白菜型油菜 báicàixíngyóucài Brassica rapaA variety of rapeseed grown for its edible leaves (such as bok choy), oil production, or as green manure.
- 白菜花 báicàihuā cauliflowercauliflower or spiderflower
- 白菜豆 báicàidòu white kidney beans
- 上海白菜 shànghǎibáicài Shanghai bok choybaby bok choy; a variety of Chinese cabbage with green stems and smooth leaves
- 萝卜白菜，各有所爱 luóbobáicàigèyǒusuǒ'ài to each his own(saying) one man's meat is another man's poison; different people have different preferences
- 奶白菜 nǎibáicài milk cabbagea variety of bok choy with milky white stems
- 开洋白菜 kāiyángbáicài napa cabbage with dried shrimpsa traditional Shanghainese dish consisting of braised napa cabbage cooked with large dried shelled shrimps
- 海白菜 hǎibáicài sea lettuceA type of bright green edible algae with leaf-like fronds that grows in coastal waters; specifically refers to seaweed in the genus Ulva.
- 白菜价 báicàijià dirt cheap price(colloquial) a very low price, suggesting something is as cheap as buying cabbage
