"Vegetable English" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Pun on Tsai's name in Mandarin 蔡英文 (Cài Yīngwén), which is homophonous to 菜 (cài, “vegetable”) + 英文 (Yīngwén, “English”). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|cmn|-|notext=1}} Mandarin, {{m|zh||蔡英文|tr=Cài Yīngwén}} 蔡英文 (Cài Yīngwén), {{zh-l|菜|vegetable}} 菜 (cài, “vegetable”), {{zh-l|英文|Yīngwén|English}} 英文 (Yīngwén, “English”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Vegetable English}} Vegetable English
  1. (Taiwan, humorous) Nickname for Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese politician. Tags: Taiwan, humorous Categories (topical): Individuals, Nicknames of individuals, Politics Categories (place): Taiwan Related terms: Korea Fish

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