Dictionary/韭菜

韭菜

jiǔ cài

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
N
1garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
2(coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit

Characters

韭菜

Example

tā他mǎi买le了yì一bǎ把jiǔ cài韭菜。
他买了一把韭菜。
He bought a handful of chives.