萝卜

luó bo

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Definitions

  1. 1. radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bái luó bo]

Words Containing 萝卜

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)

大萝卜
dà luó bo

see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bái luó bo]

小红萝卜
xiǎo hóng luó bo

summer radish (the small red kind)

小萝卜头
xiǎo luó bo tou

(coll.) little kid

心里美萝卜
xīn li měi luó bo

Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable

拔出萝卜带出泥
bá chū luó bo dài chū ní

lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)

樱桃萝卜
yīng táo luó bo

summer radish (the small red kind)

水萝卜
shuǐ luó bo

summer radish (the small red kind)

白萝卜
bái luó bo

white radish

空心萝卜
kōng xīn luó bo

useless person

红萝卜
hóng luó bo

carrot

胡萝卜
hú luó bo

carrot

胡萝卜素
hú luó bo sù

carotene

花心大萝卜
huā xīn dà luó bo

(coll.) womanizer

萝卜快了不洗泥
luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)

萝卜白菜,各有所爱
luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài

(idiom) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own

萝卜糕
luó bo gāo

fried radish cake (a type of dim sum, commonly called \turnip cake\)

萝卜青菜,各有所爱
luó bo qīng cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài

see 蘿蔔白菜,各有所愛|萝卜白菜,各有所爱[luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài]

野胡萝卜
yě hú luó bo

carrot (Daucus carota)