wat1 tau4 gai1屈頭雞屈头鸡
Jyutpingwat1 tau4 gai1
Yalewāt tàuh gāi
Definition
Capparis versicolor, a Chinese medicinal herb.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a medicinal herb often used in traditional Cantonese soups for its cooling properties. It is rarely encountered outside of herbal medicine shops or home-cooked soup recipes. The name is highly localized and does not have a common equivalent in standard Mandarin terminology.
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