Tianjin preserved vegetable

noun

A brown, pickled and shredded Chinese cabbage usually packaged in a foil packet or in a vacuum jar.

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Meanings

nounTianjin preserved vegetable (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA brown, pickled and shredded Chinese cabbage usually packaged in a foil packet or in a vacuum jar.

Origin

Calque from Chinese 天津冬菜 (Tiānjīn dōngcài).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 天津冬菜
  • 天津冬菜 (Tiānjīn dōngcài)Chinese cabbage in a jar
Finnish Tianjinin säilötty kaali
  • Tianjinin säilötty kaaliChinese cabbage in a jar
Polish kapusta konserwowa z Tiencinu
  • kapusta konserwowa z TiencinuChinese cabbage in a jar
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Tianjin preserved vegetable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tianjin%20preserved%20vegetable

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“Tianjin preserved vegetable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tianjin%20preserved%20vegetable. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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