choy sumn.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɔɪ ˈsʌm/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɔɪ ˈsəm/

Forms: 1900s– choi sam, 1900s– choisam, 1900s– choi sum, 1900s– choisum, 1900s– choy sam, 1900s– choysam, 1900s– choy sum, 1900s– choysum, 1900s– tsoi sam (rare), 1900s– tsoi sum.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymons: Chinese choi sàm, ts'oi sam.

Etymology: < Chinese (Cantonese) choi sàm (Meyer-Wempe transcription ts'oi sam) < choi vegetable + sum heart. Compare bok choy n.

A kind of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa (Parachinensis group), with soft rounded mild-tasting leaves and small edible yellow flowers. Also (in Chinese cooking): the tender heart and flowering stems of some similar vegetables such as bok choy (Chinensis group), turnip rape (Oleifera group), and spinach mustard (Perviridis group).

ΚΠ

1932 W. L. Brosch Travel Trails 23 We must try a dinner of Bow Yee Soup, broiled squab, bawlaw obpin, fuyee choysum, and steamed rice.]

1939 Hong Kong Naturalist Aug. 199 The cabbage worm feeds on the leaf of a number of cultivated crucifers such as Choi Sum..(Brassica sp.).

1941 J. N. Milsum & D. H. Grist Veg. Gardening Malaya xii. 122 Choy Sam (Cantonese), Brassica rapa var. Spinach Mustard. The leaf-stalk is long and green surmounted with a rounded leaf-blade which is untoothed.

1963 Ooi Jin-Bee Land, People & Econ. in Malaya Pl. 29 (caption) This farm specializes in the production of green, leafy vegetables, mainly choy sam (Brassica chinensis), for the local markets.

1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 Oct. c1 Along Main Street, you can find such comprehensive Asian markets as Kam Sen..for Chinese vegetables such as bok choy, choi sum and Tianjin cabbage.

1985 R. Fernandez Malaysian Cookery 155 You can use Choy Sum (flower spinach) instead of Chinese cabbage.

2008 S. Fallon Hong Kong & Macau (Lonely Planet) 41 Cantonese people are mad for vegetables, especially greens, and consume great quantities of choy-sam (rape or flowering cabbage).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	choy sum
释义	choy sumn. Brit. /ˌtʃɔɪ ˈsʌm/, U.S. /ˌtʃɔɪ ˈsəm/ Forms: 1900s– choi sam, 1900s– choisam, 1900s– choi sum, 1900s– choisum, 1900s– choy sam, 1900s– choysam, 1900s– choy sum, 1900s– choysum, 1900s– tsoi sam (rare), 1900s– tsoi sum. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymons: Chinese choi sàm, ts'oi sam. Etymology: < Chinese (Cantonese) choi sàm (Meyer-Wempe transcription ts'oi sam) < choi vegetable + sum heart. Compare bok choy n. A kind of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa (Parachinensis group), with soft rounded mild-tasting leaves and small edible yellow flowers. Also (in Chinese cooking): the tender heart and flowering stems of some similar vegetables such as bok choy (Chinensis group), turnip rape (Oleifera group), and spinach mustard (Perviridis group). ΚΠ 1932 W. L. Brosch Travel Trails 23 We must try a dinner of Bow Yee Soup, broiled squab, bawlaw obpin, fuyee choysum, and steamed rice.] 1939 Hong Kong Naturalist Aug. 199 The cabbage worm feeds on the leaf of a number of cultivated crucifers such as Choi Sum..(Brassica sp.). 1941 J. N. Milsum & D. H. Grist Veg. Gardening Malaya xii. 122 Choy Sam (Cantonese), Brassica rapa var. Spinach Mustard. The leaf-stalk is long and green surmounted with a rounded leaf-blade which is untoothed. 1963 Ooi Jin-Bee Land, People & Econ. in Malaya Pl. 29 (caption) This farm specializes in the production of green, leafy vegetables, mainly choy sam (Brassica chinensis), for the local markets. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 Oct. c1 Along Main Street, you can find such comprehensive Asian markets as Kam Sen..for Chinese vegetables such as bok choy, choi sum and Tianjin cabbage. 1985 R. Fernandez Malaysian Cookery 155 You can use Choy Sum (flower spinach) instead of Chinese cabbage. 2008 S. Fallon Hong Kong & Macau (Lonely Planet) 41 Cantonese people are mad for vegetables, especially greens, and consume great quantities of choy-sam (rape or flowering cabbage). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
随便看	siphon-shell siphon-worm siphonaceous siphonage siphonages siphonal siphonanth siphonanthous siphonapter siphonapteran siphonapterous siphonaria siphonate siphonated siphonbearing siphondouche siphoned siphonein siphoneous siphoner siphonet siphonets siphonfilling siphonia siphonic