Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

韭菜

jiǔcài

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ

  1. 1garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
  2. 2(coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit
Example

他買了一把韭菜。

tā mǎi le yì bǎ jiǔcài

He bought a handful of chives.

Keep 韭菜 and it comes back until you know it.

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