鹹菜

See also: 咸菜

Chinese

	salty	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (鹹菜)	鹹	菜
simp. (咸菜)	咸	菜
anagram	菜鹹／菜咸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiáncài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): han² cai⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haam⁴ coi³

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): haam⁴ coi³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hàm-chhoi

(Hailu, HRS): ham coi^ˇ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiâm-chhài

(Teochew, Peng'im): giam⁵ cai³
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ghe-tshe₅ / ²ghe-tshe₅
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): han² cai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiáncài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siáncài
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-tsʻai⁴
  - Yale: syán-tsài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantsay
  - Palladius: сяньцай (sjanʹcaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: han² cai⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xancai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xan²¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haam⁴ coi³
  - Yale: hàahm choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: haam⁴ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàm-chhoi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ham^ˇ coi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ham² coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ham¹¹ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ham coi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ham⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâm-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: kiâm-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiamzhaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: giam⁵ cai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiâm tshài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ghe-tshe₅
  - MiniDict: ghe^去 tshe^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhe-tshe₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²ghe-tshe₅
  - MiniDict: ghe^平 tshe^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: han² cai⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xan¹³ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

Noun

鹹菜

salted vegetable; pickle
(Guangzhou Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) pickled mustard greens
Synonym: 酸菜 (suāncài)

Derived terms

客來莫寒酸，客走鹹菜湯 / 客来莫寒酸，客走咸菜汤
撚鹹菜水 / 撚咸菜水
漚鹹菜 / 沤咸菜
鹹菜燒豆腐 / 咸菜烧豆腐
鹹菜絲 / 咸菜丝
鹹菜西裝 / 咸菜西装

Descendants

→ English: kiam chye, kiamchay (via Hokkien)
→ Macanese: hám-chói
→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่ (via Teochew)

Adjective

鹹菜

(figurative, of paper) crumpled (Can we add an example for this sense?)