白菜

Traditional form:

白菜

Pinyin (reading):

báicài

Definitions:

• Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
• sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
• CL:棵 (kē),個／个 (gè)

Characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food

Traditional characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food