"A菜" meaning in Chinese

See A菜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From Hokkien 萵菜 /莴菜 (e-chhài). Etymology templates: {{bor|cmn|nan-hbl|萵菜|tr=e-chhài}} Hokkien 萵菜 /莴菜 (e-chhài) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} A菜
  1. (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica) Tags: Taiwanese-Mandarin
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        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "萵菜",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 萵菜 /莴菜 (e-chhài)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien 萵菜 /莴菜 (e-chhài).",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "zh",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Chinese terms written in multiple scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Taiwanese Mandarin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)"
      ],
      "id": "en-A菜-zh-noun-F8ZsLt1y",
      "links": [
        [
          "Lactuca indica",
          "Wikispecies:Lactuca indica"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Taiwanese-Mandarin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ēi-cài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄟ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹ coi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "A-cài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄟ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "eicài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹-tsʻai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ēi-tsài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "eitsay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ejcaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "эйцай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹ coi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ēi choi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹ tsoi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "éi¹ coi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "A菜"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cmn",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "萵菜",
        "tr": "e-chhài"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 萵菜 /莴菜 (e-chhài)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien 萵菜 /莴菜 (e-chhài).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "A菜",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 菜",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese terms written in multiple scripts",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Mandarin terms borrowed from Hokkien",
        "Mandarin terms derived from Hokkien",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Taiwanese Mandarin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Lactuca indica",
          "Wikispecies:Lactuca indica"
        ]
      ],
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        "(chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin) Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Taiwanese-Mandarin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ēi-cài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄟ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹ coi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "A-cài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄟ ㄘㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "eicài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹-tsʻai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ēi-tsài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "eitsay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ejcaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "эйцай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹ coi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ēi choi"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ei¹ tsoi³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "éi¹ coi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "A菜"
}

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