jiǔ​cài

garlic chives

韭菜 jiǔ​cài
garlic chives noun
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), also known as Chinese chives

Mother planted some Chinese chives in the vegetable garden.

exploited people noun
naive or easily exploited people, especially small investors, likened to chives that grow back to be harvested repeatedly

The stock market crash made many retail investors feel like they were being harvested like leeks.

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0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
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3.25 per million

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