空心菜

kōngxīncài
see 蕹菜 wèngcài

CEDICT

  1. (colloquial) water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
  2. water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

Wiktionary

植物名。旋花科，一年生蔓性草本。性喜高溫多溼，分布於熱帶各地。嫩莖發根力極強，隨時可插枝繁殖，是夏季重要蔬菜。因莖部中空，故稱為「空心菜」。

重編國語辭典

茄目旋花科番薯屬植物（Ipomoeaaquatica）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 空心 kōngxīn
  1. hollow
  2. (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside
  3. (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)
2 菜 cài
  1. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
  2. (coll.) (one's) type

classifiers: 棵, 樣, 道, 盤

Related entries

蓊菜 wěngcài see 蕹菜 wèngcài
藤菜 téngcài see 蕹菜 wèngcài
通心菜 tōngxīncài see 蕹菜 wèngcài
通菜 tōngcài see 蕹菜 wèngcài