A菜
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Chinese
| dish (type of food); vegetables | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (A菜) | A | 菜 | |
| simp. #(A菜) | A | 菜 | |
Etymology
From Hokkien 萵仔菜／莴仔菜 (e-á-chhài).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟ ㄘㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: eicài
- Wade–Giles: ei1-tsʻai4
- Yale: ēi-tsài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eitsay
- Palladius: эйцай (ejcaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ei1 coi3
- Yale: ēi choi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1 tsoi3
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1 coi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
A菜
- (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)