Mung bean sprout

Mung bean sprout
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese豆芽
Simplified Chinese豆芽
Literal meaningBean sprout
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindòuyá
Wade–Gilestou4 ya2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJtāu-gê
Chinese name (Mandarin)
Traditional Chinese綠豆芽
Simplified Chinese绿豆芽
Literal meaningGreen bean sprout
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinlǜdòuyá
Wade–Giles4 tou4 ya2
Chinese name (Cantonese)
Chinese芽菜
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationngàh choi
Jyutpingngaa4 coi3
Chinese name (Hokkien)
Chinese豆菜
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJtāu-tshài
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesegiá đỗ,
giá đỗ xanh
Thai name
Thaiถั่วงอก
RTGSthua ngok
Korean name
Hangul숙주나물
Literal meaningSukju namul
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationsukjunamul
McCune–Reischauersukchunamul
Japanese name
Kanji萌やし
Kanaもやし
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburnmoyashi
Malay name
Malaytauge,
tauge halus
Indonesian name
Indonesiankecambah,
kecambah kacang hijau,
taoge
Filipino name
Tagalogtoge
Khmer name
Khmerសណ្ដែកបណ្ដុះ sândêkbândŏh

Mung bean sprouts are a culinary vegetable grown by sprouting mung beans. They can be grown by placing and watering the sprouted beans in the shade until the hypocotyls grow long. Mung bean sprouts are extensively cultivated and consumed in East and Southeast Asia and are very easy to grow, requiring minimal care other than a steady supply of water. They are often used in school science projects.[citation needed]