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辣白菜

là bái cài

3-character word

What 辣白菜 means

1. spicy pickled cabbage; kimchi

The characters in 辣白菜

• 辣làhot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
• 白báiwhite; snowy; pure
• 菜càivegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

Example sentences

• 这次任务充满了里程碑：这将是韩国女性首次进入太空轨道，也是代表韩国的蒜味辣白菜——「泡菜」，第一次出现在零重力餐桌上。
  The mission is full of landmarks: it will be the first time a South Korean woman has headed into orbit, and it will also be the first time that "kimchi"—that spicy, garlicky cabbage dish that epitomizes South Korea—will be served at the zero-gravity dinner table.