"前菜" meaning in Chinese

See 前菜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 前菜
  1. appetizer; hors d'oeuvre; antipasto (small, light first course) Synonyms: 小菜 (xiǎocài), 開胃菜 (kāiwèicài), 开胃菜 (kāiwèicài)
    Sense id: en-前菜-zh-noun-qEtULxNf Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Meals
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        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "前菜",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Meals",
          "orig": "zh:Meals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appetizer; hors d'oeuvre; antipasto (small, light first course)"
      ],
      "id": "en-前菜-zh-noun-qEtULxNf",
      "links": [
        [
          "appetizer",
          "appetizer"
        ],
        [
          "hors d'oeuvre",
          "hors d'oeuvre"
        ],
        [
          "antipasto",
          "antipasto"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "xiǎocài",
          "word": "小菜"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kāiwèicài",
          "word": "開胃菜"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kāiwèicài",
          "word": "开胃菜"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiáncài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ coi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiáncài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciáncài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-tsʻai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-tsài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyantsay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹcaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньцай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ coi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhn choi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsin⁴ tsoi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qin⁴ coi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "前菜"
}
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    {
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "前菜",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 前",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 菜",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "zh:Meals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appetizer; hors d'oeuvre; antipasto (small, light first course)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appetizer",
          "appetizer"
        ],
        [
          "hors d'oeuvre",
          "hors d'oeuvre"
        ],
        [
          "antipasto",
          "antipasto"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiáncài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ coi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qiáncài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ciáncài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻien²-tsʻai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyán-tsài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyantsay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cjanʹcaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цяньцай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cin⁴ coi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chìhn choi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsin⁴ tsoi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qin⁴ coi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xiǎocài",
      "word": "小菜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāiwèicài",
      "word": "開胃菜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāiwèicài",
      "word": "开胃菜"
    }
  ],
  "word": "前菜"
}

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