baak6 lo4 baak6白蘿蔔白萝卜

Jyutpingbaak6 lo4 baak6

Yalebaahk lòh baahk

名詞

Definition

White radish; daikon.

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How it's used

Often referred to simply as 蘿蔔 in a culinary context, as it is the standard variety used in Cantonese cooking. It is a staple ingredient for making 蘿蔔糕 during the Lunar New Year. When buying it at the market, you might hear vendors refer to it by its size or weight rather than just the count.

Measure word

tiu4條tìuh

Examples

ni1呢go3個baak6白lo4蘿baak6蔔hou2好tim4甜aa4呀。

This white radish is very sweet.

nei5你maai5買zo2咗baak6白lo4蘿baak6蔔mei6未aa4呀？

Have you bought the white radish yet?

Common phrases

炆man1白baak6蘿lo4蔔

braised white radish

baak6白lo4蘿baak6蔔tong1湯

white radish soup

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the small, red-skinned radish common in Western salads, which is rarely referred to as 白蘿蔔. In Cantonese, 蘿蔔 specifically refers to this large, white root vegetable.