红萝卜 (hóng luó bó) — carrot (regional, esp. southern China and Taiwan); red-skinned radish (regional, esp. northern China)
Definition
Lit. 'red turnip/radish' — in mainland China it usually means carrot (the orange root), while in northern speech and Taiwan it often means a red-skinned radish (similar to daikon). When in doubt, say 胡萝卜 for carrot or 水萝卜 for the radish.
noun
carrot (regional, esp. southern China and Taiwan)red-skinned radish (regional, esp. northern China)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 红萝卜。Mā ma yòng hóng luó bó zuò le tāng.Mom made soup with carrots.
- 红萝卜，。Zhè zhǒng hóng luó bó shì hóng sè de, hěn cuì.This kind of radish is red and very crisp.
- 红萝卜。Wǒ mǎi le sān jīn hóng luó bó.I bought three jin of carrots.
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