A菜

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
(Pinyin): ēi-cài

(Zhuyin): ㄟㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ coi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: A-cài
  - Zhuyin: ㄟㄘㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: eicài
  - Wade–Giles: ei¹-tsʻai⁴
  - Yale: ēi-tsài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eitsay
  - Palladius: эйцай (ejcaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
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/

Noun

A菜

(chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)

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