洋葱

洋蔥
yángcōng
  1. onion (Allium cepa)
  2. bulb onion

CEDICT

  1. (neologism, figurative) sad story; tearjerker
  2. onion (bulb) (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 m c)
  3. onion (plant) (Classifier: 棵 m)
  4. sad story; tearjerker

Wiktionary

植物名。百合科葱属，多年生草本。原产地中海东岸、西亚细亚、伊朗。叶中空，似葱而甚细。繖形花序成球状，花小，色白。地下鳞茎也称为「洋葱」，扁球状，红紫色或白、褐等色，供食用。

重編國語辭典

一种石蒜科葱属植物（Alliumcepa），其鳞茎常用作烹调。

維基詞典

Examples

洋葱比马铃薯快熟。

Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.

Source: Tatoeba

我不喜欢洋葱的味道。

I don't like the taste of onions.

Source: Tatoeba

洋葱比土豆煮得更快些。

Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.

Source: Tatoeba

除了洋葱我什么都可以吃。

I can eat anything but onions.

Source: Tatoeba

这个汤里有胡萝卜、洋葱、欧芹、芹菜和土豆。

In this soup there are carrots, onions, parsley, celery and potatoes.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 洋 yáng
  1. ocean
  2. vast
  3. foreign
  4. silver dollar or coin
2 葱 cōng
  1. scallion
  2. green onion

Containing this entry

洋葱圈 yángcōngquān onion ring
洋葱头 yángcōngtóu

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