快菜

Chinese

fast; quick; swift dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (快菜)
simp. #(快菜)
alternative forms 筷菜

Etymology

Sailors' euphemism for 韭菜. Due to homophony of and (“long (time)”), is replaced with (“fast; quick”). Compare 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopsticks”).

Pronunciation


Noun

快菜

  1. (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dated in Gan, euphemistic) Chinese leek; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)

Synonyms

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