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
(Pinyin): méicài

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴ coi³

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:
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    梅菜
    霉菜
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:
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    梅菜
    霉菜

Noun

梅菜

meicai (dry pickled Chinese mustard)

Synonyms

梅乾菜／梅干菜 (méigāncài)
(Hakka) 鹹菜乾／咸菜干
(Hokkien) 覆菜

Derived terms

梅菜扣肉 (méicài kòuròu)

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