茭筍

Chinese

		wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica	bamboo shoot
trad. (茭筍)		茭	筍
simp. (茭笋)		茭	笋

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): gau¹ sun³

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• Xiang
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: gau¹ sun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ su̯ən³³/

Noun

茭筍

1. (Hengyang Xiang) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)

Synonyms

• 茭白 (jiāobái)