- 韭菜 jiǔcài garlic chivesgarlic chives; Chinese chives; fragrant-flowered garlic
- 韭黄 jiǔhuáng yellow chiveschives grown in the dark to keep them yellow and tender; hotbed chives
- 韭菜花 jiǔcàihuā Chinese leek flowerthe edible flower of the garlic chive (Allium tuberosum), used as a vegetable
- 韭花 jiǔhuā leek flowerflower of the Chinese leek, often salted or ground into a paste for use as a condiment
- 割韭菜 gējiǔcài to fleece(coll. / fig.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly, such as small investors, consumers, or fans, treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit
- 水韭 shuǐjiǔ quillwortA perennial aquatic herb of the genus Isoetes with grass-like leaves; named for its resemblance to the Chinese chive (jiǔ)
- 芽韭 yájiǔ leek shootsThe tender, often yellowish shoots of a Chinese leek, used as a vegetable
- 韭菜盒子 jiǔcàihézi chive pocketchive pocket; a savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and often scrambled eggs or vermicelli
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- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH