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韭菜 (gau2 coi3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

韭菜 (gau2 coi3, jiǔ cài) — garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 韭黃 (gau2 wong4) — softened Chinese leek
• 韭 (gau2) — leek; scallion; Chinese chives; Kangxi radical 179
• 韭菜花 (gau2 coi3 faa1) — chive flowers
• 久不久 (gau2 bat1 gau2) — from time to time
• 久唔久 (gau2 m4 gau2) — occasionally, from time to time
• 九七年 (gau2 cat1 nin4) — year 1997

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