- 大蒜 dàsuàn garlicgarlic; common garlic plant or its bulb, used in cooking and medicine
- 装蒜 zhuāngsuàn to play dumb(colloquial) to feign ignorance or act stupid to avoid responsibility; to pretend not to know
- 鸡毛蒜皮 jīmáosuànpí trivialities(idiom) chicken feathers and garlic skins; trivial matters of no value or importance
- 蒜头 suàntóu garlic bulbhead or bulb of garlic, typically consisting of several individual cloves
- 蒜泥 suànní mashed garlicgarlic that has been mashed or minced into a paste, used as a seasoning or condiment
- 蒜苗 suànmiáo garlic sproutsthe whole young garlic plant before the flower stalk has bolted, used as a vegetable; green garlic
- 蒜瓣 suànbàn garlic clove
- 蒜薹 suàntái garlic shootThe flowering stem of a garlic plant, used as a vegetable in cooking; also known as [[蒜毫|蒜毫|suan4 hao2]]
- 青蒜 qīngsuàn garlic sproutsyoung garlic plants harvested for their tender green leaves and stalks; also called [[蒜苗|蒜苗|suan4 miao2]]
- 蒜苔 suàntái garlic shootsyoung flowering stalks of garlic used as a vegetable; garlic scapes
- 石蒜 shísuàn red spider lilyA perennial herb with red or white umbrella-shaped flowers that bloom in autumn; its bulb is toxic and used in medicine.
- 磕头如捣蒜 kētóurúdǎosuàn to kowtow like a pestle pounding garlicto kowtow repeatedly and rapidly like a pestle pounding garlic; usually describing an act of begging for mercy or showing extreme gratitude or respect
- 拌蒜 bànsuàn to staggerTo stagger, stumble, or trip over one's own feet; literally to walk unsteadily as if one's legs are knocking together. This is a Beijing-area expression.
- 蒜黄 suànhuáng blanched garlic leavesYellow garlic leaves grown in the dark with controlled temperature and humidity to keep them tender and pale; a common vegetable in Chinese cuisine.
- 装洋蒜 zhuāngyángsuàn to play dumb(colloquial) to feign ignorance; to pretend to be confused or unaware of something
- 蒜毫 suànháo garlic sproutsYoung, tender stalks of the garlic plant, often eaten as a vegetable; also called [[蒜苗|蒜苗|suan4 miao2]].
- 压蒜器 yāsuànqì garlic pressa kitchen tool used to crush garlic cloves by forcing them through a grid of small holes
- 多瓣蒜 duōbànsuàn Chinese elephant garlicChinese elephant garlic; a variety of garlic with large cloves
- 捣蒜 dǎosuàn to pound garlicTo pound garlic into a paste or pulp.
- 糖蒜 tángsuàn sweetened garlicgarlic pickled in a mixture of sugar, honey, and water; often made with fresh spring garlic
- 胡蒜 húsuàn garlicgarlic or leeks; rocambole
- 葱蒜 cōngsuàn onion and garlicscallions and garlic; onions and garlic
- 蒜发 suànfà premature grey hairPrematurely white or grey hair on a young person; hair that is mixed white and black.
- 蒜味 suànwèi garlic odorthe smell or taste of garlic
- 蒜头草 suàntóucǎo red spider lilythe Lycoris radiata plant or flower
- 蒜条 suàntiáo garlic-stalk shapedreferring to something slender and cylindrical like a garlic stalk, used to describe items like jewelry or gold bars
- 蒜条金 suàntiáojīn gold bargold bar or ingot shaped like a garlic bulb
- 蒜瓣儿 suànbànr garlic clovean individual section or segment of a bulb of garlic
- 蒜米 suànmǐ minced garlicgarlic that has been chopped or crushed into small pieces
- 蒜糜 suànmí garlic paste(dialect) crushed garlic or garlic paste
- 蒜茸 suànróng minced garlicthoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
- 蒜茸钳 suànróngqián garlic press
- 蒜蓉 suànróng minced garlicthoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
- 蒜辫子 suànbiànzi braid of garlicstrings of garlic bulbs braided together by their stalks
- 香蒜酱 xiāngsuànjiàng pestogarlic sauce or pesto
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH