In om,
Jill Krugman > typed:

> This is a question for readers with knowledge of Chinese. How
do you
> say "water chestnuts" in Cantonese and in Mandarin?


I'm not a speaker of Chinese, but I own a book called "A Popular
Guide to Chinese Vegetables," by Martha Dahlen and Karen
Phillipps. The following Cantonese names (they don't provide
Mandarin ones) are from that book.

Water Chestnuts (the kind with what looks like horns) are Ling
gok.

Chinese Water Chestnuts (the round ones) are Ma raai.

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Ken Blake
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