蔥
蔥 – Cong1 – Scallion
洋蔥 – Yang2 Cong1 – Onion
Jenny tells me that to her 洋 means “western”, although my dictionary just says it means Foreign or Imported. So an Onion is a Western Scallion. 洋 also means Ocean:
大西洋 – Da4 Xi1 Yang2 – Big West Ocean — Atlantic Ocean
太平洋 – Tai4 Ping2 Yang2 – Too Peaceful Ocean — Pacific Ocean
北冰洋 – Bei3 Bing1 Yang2 – North Ice Ocean — Arctic Ocean
While I’m here I might as well also mention:
| 北 – Bei3 – North 台北 – Tai2 Bei3 – Taipei |
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| 西 – Xi1 – West | 中 – Zhong1 – Center 台中 – Tai2 Zhong1 – Taichung |
東 – Dong1 – East 台東 – Tai2 Dong1 – Taitung |
| 南 – Nan2 – South 台南 – Tai2 Nan2 – Tainan |