菜 (coi3 | cai4) : vegetables; dish

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菜

coi3

cai4

[1] [n] vegetables; greens [2] food eaten with rice or alcoholic drinks [3] [n] dish; course

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

菜

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菜子 coi3 zi2 cai4 zi3 = vegetable seeds

生菜 saang1 coi3 sheng1 cai4 = lettuce

菜刀 coi3 dou1 cai4 dao1 = chopper; kitchen knife

菜花 coi3 faa1 cai4 hua1 = cauliflower

西菜 sai1 coi3 xi1 cai4 = western food

中菜 zung1 coi3 zhong1 cai4 = chinese food

菜圃 coi3 pou2 cai4 pu3 = vegetable garden; vegetable farm

菜心 coi3 sam1 = choy sum (vegetable) 粵

芽菜 ngaa4 coi3 ya2 cai4 = bean sprouts; in Sichuan: preserved mustard green

白菜 baak6 coi3 bai2 cai4 = bok choy

菜色 coi3 sik1 = to look famished or emaciated 國

紫菜 zi2 coi3 zi3 cai4 = laver (edible seaweed)

鹹菜 haam4 coi3 = pickled vegetables

川菜 cyun1 coi3 chuan1 cai4 = Sichuan cuisine

擦菜板 caat3 coi3 baan2 ca1 cai4 ban3 = (vegetable) grater

配菜 pui3 coi3 pei4 cai4 = side dish

甜菜 tim4 coi3 tian2 cai3 = beet; beetroot

包菜 baau1 coi3 bao1 cai4 = cabbage; white cabbage 國

娃娃菜 waa1 waa1 coi3 wa2 wa5 cai4 = baby Chinese cabbage (mini-sized variety)

雜菜 zaap6 coi3 za2 cai4 = mixed vegetables

菜單 coi3 daan1 cai4 dan1 = list of food items; menu

青菜 ceng1 coi3 qing1 cai4 = vegetables; greens

菠菜 bo1 coi3 bo1 cai4 = spinach

開胃菜 hoi1 wai6 coi3 = starter; appetizer

大白菜 daai6 baak6 coi3 da4 bai2 cai4 = napa cabbage; chinese cabbage 國

西洋菜 sai1 joeng4 coi3 xi1 yang2 cai4 = watercress; [粵] foreign girl or young woman; syn. [國] 水田芥

芥菜 gaai3 coi3 jie4 cai4 = leaf mustard

蔬菜 so1 coi3 shu1 cai4 = vegetables (general term)

油菜 jau4 coi3 you2 cai4 = canola; dark green vegetable

韭菜 gau2 coi3 jiu3 cai4 = Chinese chives

菜碼兒 coi3 maa5 ji4 cai4 ma3 er5 = sliced vegetables 國

芹菜 kan4 coi3 qin2 cai4 = celery

小白菜 siu2 baak6 coi3 xiao3 bai2 cai4 = baby bok-choi

大頭菜 daai6 tau4 coi3 = kohlrabi

椰菜 je4 coi3 ye2 cai4 (Taiwan), ye1 cai4 (PRC) = cabbage 粵

上海菜 soeng6 hoi2 coi3 = Shanghai cuisine

主菜 zyu2 coi3 = main dish; main course; entree

京菜 ging1 coi3 = Beijing/Peking cuisine

冬菜 dung1 coi3 dong1 cai4 = preserved vegetables

北京菜 bak1 ging1 coi3 = Beijing/Pekinese cuisine

太古菜 taai3 gu2 coi3 = Chinese flat cabbage

客家菜 haak3 gaa1 coi3 = Hakka cuisine

廣東菜 gwong2 dung1 coi3 = Cantonese cuisine

抽筋菜 cau1 gan1 coi3 = water spinach; Chinese spinach

梅菜 mui4 coi3 = preserved mustard

椰菜花 je4 coi3 faa1 ye2 cai4 hua1 (Taiwan), ye1 cai4 hua1 (PRC) = cauliflower; white broccoli; HPV warts

淡菜 daam6 coi3 dan4 cai4 = dried mussel

湘菜 soeng1 coi3 = Hunan cuisine

滬菜 wu6 coi3 hu4 cai4 = Shanghai cuisine

潺菜 saan4 coi3 = Ceylon spinach

玻璃生菜 bo1 lei4*1 saang1 coi3 = lettuce

素菜 sou3 coi3 su4 cai4 = vegetarian dishes

菜乾 coi3 gon1 = dried cabbage

菜脯 coi3 pou2 = dried radish

菜膽 coi3 daam2 = soft and delicious part of cabbages

葡國菜 pou4 gwok3 coi3 = Portuguese cuisine

西芹菜 sai1 kan4 coi3 = celery

通菜 tung1 coi3 = [粵] water spinach, Chinese spinach; [普] low-quality vegetables;

髮菜 faat3 coi3 = hair weed; black moss

魯菜 lou5 coi3 = Shandong cuisine

鹹酸菜 haam4 syun1 coi3 = salted sour cabbage; Chinese Sauerkraut

雪菜 syut3 coi3 xue3 cai4 = preserved mustard greens

韭菜花 gau2 coi4 faa1 jiu3 cai4 hua1 = bud chives

酸菜 syun1 coi3 = pickled cabbage resembling sauerkraut

招牌菜 ziu1 paai4 coi3 = a recommended specialty of a restaurant

油麥菜 jau4 mak6 coi3 you2 mai4 cai4 = Indian lettuce; A choy - Taiwan lettuce; sword leaf lettuce; Yu Mai Tsai

菜汁 coi3 zap1 = baste

龍鬚菜 lung4 sou1 coi3 = pea seedlings, pea buds; another term for asparagus 粵

煮菜 zyu2 coi3 = boil vegetables

金針菜 gam1 zam1 coi3 = a day lily

紹菜 siu6 coi3 = Chinese cabbage; Napa cabbage

印度菜餃 jan3 dou6 coi3 gaau2 yin4 du4 cai4 jiao3 = a (vegetable) samosa (common formation)

印度菜 jan3 dou6 coi3 = Indian style dish

日本菜 jat6 bun2 coi3 = Japanese style dish

法國菜 faat3 gwok3 coi3 fa4 guo2 cai4 (Taiwan), fa3 guo2 cai4 (PRC) = French style dish

菜油 coi3 jau4 = cooking oil

菜餃 coi3 gaau2 cai4 jiao3 = vegetable dumpling

寶塔菜 bou2 taap3 coi3 bao3 ta3 cai4 = a chinese artichoke

拿手菜 naa4 sau2 coi3 na2 shou3 cai4 = speciality (dish)

炒菜鏟 caau2 coi3 caan2 chao3 cai4 chan3 = a spatula

奶油菜花 naai5 jau4 coi3 faa1 nai3 you2 cai4 hua1 = creamed cauliflower

圓白菜 jyun4 baak6 coi3 yuan2 bai2 cai4 = cabbage 國

花椰菜 faa1 ju4 coi3 hua1 ye2 cai4 (Taiwan), hua1 ye1 cai4 (PRC) = cauliflower, white broccoli 國

西生菜 sai1 saang1 coi3 xi1 sheng1 cai4 = European lettuce

毒菜 duk6 coi3 du2 cai4 = pesticide-tainted/contaminated vegetable

葉菜 jip6 coi3 ye4 cai4 = leafy vegetable

藤菜 tang4 coi3 = Malabar nightshade

麥菜 mak6 coi3 = kale

泡菜 paau3 coi3 pao4 cai4 = kimchi (Korean pickled cabbage)

韓國菜 hon4 gwok3 coi3 = South Korean cuisine

清江菜 cing1 gong1 coi3 = Shanghai bok choi

家鄉菜 gaa1 hoeng1 coi3 = home style cooking

山東菜肉餃 saan1 dung1 coi3 juk6 gaau2 shan1 dong1 cai4 rou4 jiao3 = Shandong vegetable and meat dumplings

梅菜扣肉 mui4 coi3 kau3 juk6 mei2 cai4 kou4 rou4 = Hakka dish of pork stewed with preserved vegetables

蒜蓉菠菜 syun3 jung4 bo1 coi3 suan4 rong2 bo1 cai4 = stir-fried spinach with minced garlic

腐乳通菜 fu6 jyu5 tung1 coi3 = ong choy water spinach with bean curd

酸辣白菜 syun1 laat6 baak6 coi3 suan1 la4 bai2 cai4 = hot and sour bok choy

越南菜 jyut6 naam4 coi3 = [n] Vietnamese cuisine

粵菜 jyut6 coi3 = [n] Cantonese cuisine

中國菜 zung1 gwok3 coi3 zhong1 guo2 cai4 = [n] Chinese cuisine

撚手小菜 nan2 sau2 siu2 coi3 = (chef's) speciality

白菜仔 baak6 coi3 zai2 = small pakchoi 粵

白椰菜花 baak6 je4 coi3 faa1 bai2 ye2 cai4 hua1 = gonorrhea (淋病, lit., "white cauliflower")

本地菜 bun2 dei6 coi3 = local girls (lit., "local vegetables")

菜園 coi3 jyun4 = a vegetable garden

菜牌 coi3 paai4*2 cai4 pai2 = variant of 餐牌粵

大菜 daai6 coi3 = agar

大菜糕 daai6 coi3 gou1 = agar pudding

大豆芽菜 daai6 dau6*2 ngaa4 coi3 = yellow bean sprouts

當食生菜 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 = to regard sth as easy (as eating lettuce)

紅菜頭 hung4 coi3 tau4 hong1 cai4 tou2 = beetroot 粵

葷菜 fan1 coi3 hun1 cai4 = a meat dish (on menu)

起菜 hei2 coi3 qi3 cai4 = to serve food; to use abusive language

菜式 coi3 sik1 = cuisine

菜譜 coi3 pou2 cai4 pu3 = recipe , cookery book

住家菜 zyu6 gaa1 coi3 zhu4 jia1 cai4 = home-made meal

上菜 soeng5 coi3 shang4 cai4 = to serve; to put on plate

西菜牛肉球 sai1 coi3 ngau4 juk6 kau4 xi1 cai4 niu2 rou4 qiu2 = beef balls with watercress

發誓當食生菜 faat3 sai6 dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3 = not being serious when doing one's vow or pledge for sth 粵

誓願當食生菜 sai6 jyun6 dong3 sik6 saang1 coi3 = not being serious when making a vow or a pledge 粵

青花菜 ceng1 faa1 coi3 qing1 hua1 cai4 = broccoli

榨菜 zaa3 zoi3 zha4 cai4 = zha cai, hot pickled mustard tuber

四川泡菜 sei3 cyun1 paau3 coi3 si4 chuan1 pao4 cai4 = Szechuan pickled cabbage

醃菜 jip3 coi3 yan1 cai4 = pickles

莧菜 jin6 coi3 xian4 cai4 = amaranth; Chinese spinach

家常小菜 gaa1 soeng4 siu2 coi3 jia1 chang2 xiao3 cai4 = homely fare; plain dishes

德國泡菜 dak1 gwok3 paau3 coi3 de2 guo2 pao4 cai4 = sauerkraut (common formation)

菜頭 coi3 tau4 cai4 tou2 = daikon radish; homophone for 彩頭, good luck

菜頭粿 coi3 tau4 gwo2 = chai tow kway, also known as "fried carrot cake"

點菜 dim2 coi3 dian3 cai4 = choose dishes from a menu

菜蔬 coi3 so1 cai4 shu1 = vegetables; greens; dishes at a meal

通菜街 tung1 coi3 gaai1 = Tung Choi Street

空心菜 hung1 sam1 coi3 kong1 xin1 cai4 = water spinach; Chinese watercress

齋菜 zaai1 coi3 = vegetarian dishes 粵

大菜膏 daai6 coi3 gou1 = agar 粵

芥菜仔 gaai3 coi3 zai2 = small mustard greens 粵

盤菜 pun4 coi3 pan2 cai4 = ready-to-cook dish of meat, vegetables

盆菜 pun4 coi3 pen2 cai4 = various meats in a basin

豬乸菜 zyu1 naa2 coi3 = sow cabbage, spinach beet; collard greens 粵

唐生菜 tong4 saang1 coi3 tang2 sheng1 cai4 = Chinese lettuce

紅生菜 hung4 saang1 coi3 hong2 sheng1 cai4 = red leaf lettuce

羅馬生菜 lo4 maa5 saang1 coi3 luo2 ma3 sheng1 cai4 = roman lettuce

台灣菜 toi4 waan1 coi3 tai2 wan1 cai4 = Taiwanese food, Taiwanese cuisine

菜鳥 coi3 niu5 cai4 niao3 = a blockhead, a simpleton; a rookie, a greenhorn

津菜 zeon1 coi3 = Tientsin pakchoi 粵

小棠菜 siu2 tong4 coi3 = Shanghai pakchoi

菜腳 coi3 goek3 cai4 jiao3 = leftovers 粵

冷飯菜汁 laang5 faan6 coi3 zap1 leng3 fan4 cai4 zhi1 = leftovers 粵

時菜 si4 coi3 shi2 cai4 = seasonal vegetables

綠菜花 luk6 coi3 faa1 lv4 cai4 hua1 = broccoli

菜餚 coi3 ngaau4 cai4 yao2 = cooked dish

小菜一碟 siu2 coi3 jat1 dip6 xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2 = a piece of cake; a cinch

蕨菜 kyut3 coi3 jue2 cai4 = fiddlehead; edible fern fronds

香菜 hoeng1 coi3 xiang1 cai4 = coriander, cilantro

韮菜 gau2 coi3 jiu3 cai4 = leek; expression of surprise or irritation

菜館 coi3 gun2 cai4 guan3 = restaurant

青椰菜 ceng1 je4 coi3 qing1 ye1 cai4 = cabbage

薺菜 cai4 coi3 ji4 cai4 = shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

蕹菜 ung3 coi3 weng4 cai4 = water spinach; Ipomoea aquatica; [國] 空心菜粵

潮州菜 ciu4 zau1 coi3 = Teochew cuisine; Chaozhou cuisine

韓菜 hon4 coi3 = Korean food

潮州芥菜煲 ciu4 zau1 gaai3 coi3 bou1 = Chiuchow-style mustard hotpot

旺菜 wong6 coi3 = a mussel

生骨大頭菜 saang1 gwat1 daai6 tau4 coi3 = a spoilt brat 粵

椰菜娃娃 je4 coi3 waa1 waa1 = the Cabbage Patch Kids, a Cabbage Patch doll

西洋菜街 sai1 joeng4 coi3 gaai1 = Sai Yeung Choi Street

熬白菜 ngaau4 baak6 coi3 ao1 bai2 cai4 = stewed cabbage

私房菜 si1 fong4 coi3 = private kitchen 粵

野菜 je5 coi3 ye3 cai4 = edible wild herbs

十月芥菜 sap6 jyut6 gaai3 coi3 shi2 yue4 gai4 cai4 = begin to cherish romantic fantasies 粵

Showing all 3 examples containing 菜

唔食菜嘅小朋友唔准食甜品粵
Children who don't eat their vegetables aren't allowed to eat dessert.

我識煮正宗泰國菜。粵
I can cook authentic Thai food.
[[Lit.] I know (how) to cook authentic Thai food. ]

邊度有得食正宗嘅意大利菜？粵
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food?
[[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?]

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