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韭菜

韭菜

Chinese

		leek	dish (type of food); vegetables
simp. and trad. (韭菜)		韭	菜
alt. forms		韮菜

Noun

韭菜

Chinese leek; Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum)

Synonyms

(Gan, Hakka) 快菜

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǔcài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese

(Guangzhou, Jyutping): gau² coi³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): giu² toi^1-4
Hakka

(Sixian, PFS): kiú-chhoi

(Meixian, Guangdong): giu³ coi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kú-chhài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǔcài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoutsay
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² coi³
  - Yale: gáu choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsoi³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: giu² toi^1-4
  - IPA ^(key): /kiu⁵⁵ tʰᵘɔi³³⁻²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-chhoi
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu` coi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ coi⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯u³¹ t͡sʰo̯i⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: giu³ coi⁴
  - IPA: /ciu³¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kú-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: kú-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kwzhaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ku⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/