啃青

Chinese

		to gnaw; to nibble; to bite	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
trad. (啃青)		啃	青
simp. #(啃青)		啃	青

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěnqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěnqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěncing
    • Wade–Giles: kʻên³-chʻing¹
    • Yale: kěn-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenching
    • Palladius: кэньцин (kɛnʹcin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

啃青

1. (colloquial, of livestock) to eat young crops
2. (colloquial) to harvest immature crops for consumption