白莧紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié

white amaranth and purple eggplant; plain food

Word data

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Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
white; bright; pure
amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
purple; violet
eggplant; phonetic jia in names