Hanzi
Traditional
蕹
Simplified
蕹

water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia/Taiwan pr. [yong1]

Hanzi

Pinyin

wèng, yōng

Bopomofo

ㄨㄥˋ, ㄩㄥ

Jyutping

ung3

Example sentences

蕹菜 yōngcài
這種蕹菜吃起來非常脆嫩，是夏季常見的時令蔬菜。
这种蕹菜吃起来非常脆嫩，是夏季常见的时令蔬菜。

This kind of water spinach tastes very crisp and tender, and it is a common seasonal vegetable in summer.

Example Vocabulary

蕹菜

yong1'cai4

water spinach; kangkong

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