笋

雨后春笋

yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth

黎笋

lí sǔn

Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician

冬笋

dōng sǔn

winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)

春笋

chūn sǔn

springtime bamboo shoots

玉米笋

yù mǐ sǔn

baby corn

石笋

shí sǔn

stalagmite

竹笋

zhú sǔn

bamboo shoot

笋子

sǔn zi

bamboo shoot

笋尖

sǔn jiān

bamboo shoot tip

茭白笋

jiāo bái sǔn

edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo

莴笋

wō sǔn

celtuce; stem lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina), aka Chinese lettuce

芦笋

lú sǔn

asparagus