- 萝卜 luóbo radishradish (Raphanus sativus), especially daikon
- 胡萝卜 húluóbo carrot
- 胡萝卜素 húluóbosù carotene
- 红萝卜 hóngluóbo carrotcarrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus), often used in southern Chinese dialects to refer to the orange root vegetable
- 小萝卜头 xiǎoluóbotou little kid(coll.) little kid
- 一个萝卜一个坑 yīgèluóboyīgèkēng staffingeach person has their own specific position or job with no redundancy; one-to-one allocation of personnel to tasks
- 萝卜快了不洗泥 luóbokuàilebùxǐní quantity over qualitywhen business is booming or things are done in a rush, quality is often sacrificed for speed or volume
- 白萝卜 báiluóbo daikondaikon; white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 樱桃萝卜 yīngtáoluóbo cherry radishsummer radish (the small red kind)
- 拔出萝卜带出泥 báchūluóbodàichūní cause complicationsto inadvertently trigger additional problems or reveal related issues while addressing a specific situation
- 心里美萝卜 xīnliměiluóbo roseheart radishChinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside and purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
- 花心大萝卜 huāxīndàluóbo womanizera man who is habitually unfaithful or frequently pursues multiple romantic or sexual partners
- 小红萝卜 xiǎohóngluóbo radishsummer radish (the small red kind)
- 萝卜丝饼 luóbosībǐng radish pancakeshredded daikon pie
- 萝卜白菜,各有所爱 luóbobáicài, gèyǒusuǒ'ài personal preferencedifferent people have different tastes; to each his own
- 萝卜糕 luóbogāo radish cakeradish cake (a type of dim sum, often called turnip cake)
- 水萝卜 shuǐluóbo radishsummer radish (the small red kind)
- 野胡萝卜 yěhúluóbo wild carrotcarrot (Daucus carota)
- 空心萝卜 kōngxīnluóbo good-for-nothinguseless person
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH