Pronunciation
English Name

jiaogulan

Cantonese (Traditional)

絞股藍

Simplified Chinese

绞股蓝

Mandarin (Pinyin)

jiǎo gǔ lán


Yale Romanization

gáau gú làahm

Character Breakdown

絞 is twist, 股 is section and 藍 is blue or blue plant), and 茶 is tea. So 絞股藍 is basically twisty blue plant.

jiaogulan
About This Dish

Jiaogulan (the Mandarin pronunciation) is a twisty vine with purported medicinal benefits (often called southern ginseng) popularly brewed as a tea.

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Yale:
gáau gú làahm