蕹菜
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Chinese
| water spinach | dish (type of food); vegetables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蕹菜) | 蕹 | 菜 | |
| simp. #(蕹菜) | 蕹 | 菜 | |
| alternative forms | 蓊菜 應菜／应菜 Min Nan | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ong4 cai4
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ung3 coi3 / ong3 coi3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): uung1 toi1
- Gan (Wiktionary): ng4 cai
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): óng-chái
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1on-tshe
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ngong4 cai4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wòngcài
- Wade–Giles: wêng4-tsʻai4
- Yale: wèng-tsài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenqtsay
- Palladius: вэнцай (vɛncaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wəŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yongcài
- Wade–Giles: yung1-tsʻai4
- Yale: yūng-tsài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongtsay
- Palladius: юнцай (juncaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ong4 cai4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: wengcai
- Sinological IPA (key): /oŋ²¹³ t͡sʰai²¹³/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ung3 coi3 / ong3 coi3
- Yale: ung choi / ong choi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ung3 tsoi3 / ong3 tsoi3
- Guangdong Romanization: ung3 coi3 / ong3 coi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʊŋ³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/, /ɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: uung1 toi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɵŋ³³ tʰᵘɔi³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: ng4 cai
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍³⁵ t͡sʰai²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vung-chhoi
- Hakka Romanization System: vung coi
- Hagfa Pinyim: vung4 coi4
- Sinological IPA: /vuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vung-chhoi / fung-chhoi
- Hakka Romanization System: vung coi / fung coi
- Hagfa Pinyim: vung4 coi4 / fung4 coi4
- Sinological IPA: /vuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/, /fuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: óng-chái
- Sinological IPA (key): /uŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ (t͡sʰ-)ʒɑi²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-chhài
- Tâi-lô: ìng-tshài
- Phofsit Daibuun: eangzhaix
- IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹/
- IPA (Singapore): /eŋ²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰai²¹/
- IPA (Tong'an): /iɪŋ¹¹²⁻⁴² t͡sʰai¹¹²/
- IPA (Penang): /eŋ²¹⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: êng3 cai3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: èng tshài
- Sinological IPA (key): /eŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore, Philippines)
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
蕹菜
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 空心菜 (“water spinach”)
Descendants
- → Kavalan: ingsay
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蕹 | 菜 |
| よう Hyōgai |
さい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).