Eating vegetables had different meanings in Chinese culture. In ancient classical Chinese, vegetables referred to meat, while vegetables referred to vegetables. Therefore, when people said " eat vegetables," it could be understood as asking you to eat more meat. However, in modern Chinese, vegetables could be used as a general term to refer to meat, vegetables, soup, etc., or it could also refer to vegetables alone. Therefore, eating vegetables could refer to eating vegetables, meat, vegetables, and other dishes.
Picking vegetables and choosing vegetables were two different ways of handling vegetables. Picking vegetables referred to picking the leaves or sprouts of vegetables to get clean vegetables. This method was suitable for situations where the leaves or sprouts of vegetables were dense, such as picking beans and broccoli. Picking vegetables usually required one to pick the leaves or sprouts of the vegetables one by one. Choosing vegetables referred to removing the roots or skin of the vegetables to get clean vegetables. Choosing vegetables usually required tools such as a knife or peeler to cut off the roots or skin of the vegetables. This method was suitable for situations where the roots or skin of vegetables were hard or difficult to remove, such as choosing carrots, potatoes, and so on. Picking vegetables and choosing vegetables had different applications. Picking vegetables was generally suitable for vegetables that needed to remove leaves or buds, such as beans and broccoli, while choosing vegetables was suitable for vegetables that needed to remove roots or skins, such as carrots and potatoes.
The two words referred to the action of using chopsticks to pick up vegetables, but in different regions, the pronunciation and writing were different. The following conclusions:
According to document 1 and document 2, Shanghainese and Suzhou people called the dish " Wei Cai ", while Shanxi people called it " Wei Cai ". This showed that the word "Nymphoides" had different names in different regions.
As mentioned in document 3, Zhuanghe dialect called the dish "", which was one of the orthodox sources of Zhuanghe dialect. There were similar pronunciations in the Jiaodong region, but the word "Nassau" did not seem to be used in the Laizhou region.
According to document 4 and document 6, the Chinese word for Chinese cabbage was jiāncāi, which meant to use chopsticks to pick up vegetables.
To sum up, the difference between the two was the difference in regional dialect, but they both referred to the action of using chopsticks to pick up food.
Picking up vegetables and picking up vegetables had some differences in meaning and usage. Picking vegetables was usually used to select the bad parts of the vegetables and remove them. Picking up vegetables was to remove the inedible parts of the vegetables, leaving only the edible parts. In addition, picking vegetables was usually used when there were no vegetables, and picking vegetables could be used to pick up lost items. Therefore, based on these differences, you can choose to pick vegetables or pick vegetables according to the specific situation.