茭白 in English jiao1 bai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

Simplified Characters

茭 白

Traditional Characters

茭 白

Pinyin

jiao1 bai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

茭jiao1Zizania aquatica 白bai2surname Bai