白苋紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié

simple food; plain, unspoiled life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

Characters

Character Meaning
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure
苋 xiàn
amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
紫 zǐ HSK 5
purple; violet
茄 qié
eggplant; phonetic jia in names