白苋紫茄 in English bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2 Meaning

Meanings

  • white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiomatic expression); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

Simplified Characters

白 苋 紫 茄

Traditional Characters

白 莧 紫 茄

Pinyin

bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

白bai2surname Bai 苋xian4amaranth (genus Amaranthus) 紫zi3purple 茄jia1phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound 'jia', although 夹 is more common