梅菜
Chinese
| plum flower | dish (type of food); vegetables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (梅菜) | 梅 | 菜 | |
| simp. #(梅菜) | 梅 | 菜 | |
| alternative forms | 霉菜 | ||
Etymology
Originally 霉菜 (méicài, literally “moldy vegetable”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: méicài
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méicài
- Wade–Giles: mei2-tsʻai4
- Yale: méi-tsài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meitsay
- Palladius: мэйцай (mɛjcaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 梅菜
霉菜
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mui4 coi3
- Yale: mùih choi
- Cantonese Pinyin: mui4 tsoi3
- Guangdong Romanization: mui4 coi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːi̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
- Homophones:
梅菜
霉菜
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
Noun
梅菜
- meicai (dry pickled Chinese mustard)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 梅菜扣肉 (méicài kòuròu)