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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蒜* | 蒜* | *蒜
garlic / CL: 頭|头,
HSK 7-9
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter)
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
garlic / CL: , 頭|头
(adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
garlic bulb
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head
thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
Chinese elephant garlic
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瓣* | 瓣* | *瓣
petal / segment / clove (of garlic) / piece / section / fragment / valve / lamella / classifier for pieces, segments etc
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *荤* | 荤* | *荤
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene
garlic clove
non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
garlic shoots and leaves
pesto (sauce made with basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts and cheese)
minced garlic / peeled garlic clove
garlic shoots (cookery)
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
garlic press
garlic odor
solo garlic; single-clove garlic
garlic shoot; garlic sprouts
(dialect) garlic paste
yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)
chive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients (usually contains scrambled eggs)
garlic sauce / pesto
garlic press
solo garlic; single-clove garlic
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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