"Vine" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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藤蔓 téng mán vine
藤蔓 téng màn vine / also pr. [teng2 wan4]
藤 téng rattan / cane / vine
缠绕茎 chán rào jīng vine / twining stem
五味子 wǔ wèi zǐ schizandra (Schisandra chinensis) / Magnolia vine
葛根 gé gēn tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues
滚瓜烂熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart
菟丝子 tù sī zǐ dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
藤本植物 téng běn zhí wù vine plant
凌霄花 líng xiāo huā Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)
茨 cí Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof)
菟 tù dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子
苕 tiáo reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)
龙须菜 lóng xū cài asparagus / (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]
罗汉果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
蘝 liǎn variant of 蘞|蔹, trailing plant / liana / creeper / wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
蔹 liǎn trailing plant / liana / creeper / wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
豆薯 dòu shǔ yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root
藤本作物 téng běn zuò wù vine crops
强扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
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