| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 白苋 | 白莧 | bái xiàn | bai2 xian4 | white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food | ||
| 2 | 白苋紫茄 | 白莧紫茄 | bái xiàn zǐ qié | bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2 | white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle | ||
| 3 | 刺苋 | 刺莧 | cì xiàn | ci4 xian4 | prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) | ||
| 4 | 马齿苋 | 馬齒莧 | mǎ chǐ xiàn | ma3 chi3 xian4 | Portulaca oleracea (common purslane) | ||
| 5 | 苋 | 莧 | xiàn | xian4 | amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus) | ||
| 6 | 苋菜 | 莧菜 | xiàn cài | xian4 cai4 | amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus) | ||
| 7 | 苋科 | 莧科 | xiàn kē | xian4 ke1 | Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜 |
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