| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 草芥 | 草芥 | cǎo gài | cao3 gai4 | Grass and mustard seeds | ||
| 2 | 芥 | 芥 | gài | gai4 | see 芥蓝 | ||
| 3 | 芥蓝 | 芥藍 | gài lán | gai4 lan2 | variant of 芥蓝 ; Chinese broccoli; Chinese kale; cabbage mustard; Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra; also pr. [jie4 lan2] | ||
| 4 | 针芥相投 | 鍼芥相投 | zhēn gài xiàng tóu | zhen1 gai4 xiang4 tou2 | Needles and mustard seeds are as close as they are |