前菜

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (前菜)		前	菜
simp. ^#(前菜)		前	菜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáncài

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ coi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáncài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáncài
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-tsʻai⁴
  - Yale: chyán-tsài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyantsay
  - Palladius: цяньцай (cjanʹcaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ coi³
  - Yale: chìhn choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

前菜

appetizer; hors d'oeuvre; antipasto (small, light first course)

Synonyms

小菜 (xiǎocài)
開胃菜／开胃菜 (kāiwèicài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	菜
ぜん Grade: 2	さい Grade: 4
goon	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんさい [zèńsáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

前(ぜん)菜(さい) • (zensai) ^{←ぜんさい (zensai)^?}

appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre (small, light first course)
Synonym: オードブル (ōdoburu)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
前	菜

Noun

前菜 • (jeonchae) (hangeul 전채)

hanja form^? of 전채 (“appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre (small, light first course)”)