菜茹

càirú
  1. greens
  2. green vegetables

CEDICT

以蔬菜为食。形容生活俭朴。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 菜 cài
  1. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
  2. (coll.) (one's) type

classifiers: 棵, 樣, 道, 盤
2 茹 rú
  1. to eat
  2. (extended meaning) to endure
  3. putrid smell
  4. vegetables
  5. roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

Related entries

菜蔬 càishū
  1. greens
  2. vegetables
  3. vegetable side dish
生菜 shēngcài
  1. lettuce
  2. raw fresh vegetables
  3. greens
生菜变黄了。

The lettuce has turned brown.

Source: Tatoeba

青菜 qīngcài
  1. green vegetables
  2. Chinese cabbage