富菜

Chinese

rich; abundant; to enrich
rich; abundant; to enrich; resource
 
dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (富菜)
simp. #(富菜)

Etymology

Taboo of mentioning 芹菜 (“celery”) in Changsha, as (qin2) is closely homophonic with (qiong2, “poor”).

Pronunciation


  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: fu4 cai4
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɸu⁴⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/
    • (Loudi)
      • Wiktionary: hu4 ce4*
      • Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ (t͡sʰ-)d͡ze̞³⁵⁻⁵/

Noun

富菜

  1. (Xiang) celery, especially the Chinese celery

Synonyms