fa cai in English

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Etymology: From Mandarin 髮菜 /发菜 (fàcài). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|髮菜}} Mandarin 髮菜 /发菜 (fàcài) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolink=1}} fa cai (uncountable)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn",
        "3": "髮菜"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin 髮菜 /发菜 (fàcài)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Mandarin 髮菜 /发菜 (fàcài).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "nolink": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "fa cai (uncountable)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "fat choy"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of fat choy."
      ],
      "id": "en-fa_cai-en-noun-FdaQJSvw",
      "links": [
        [
          "fat choy",
          "fat choy#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fa cai"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn",
        "3": "髮菜"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin 髮菜 /发菜 (fàcài)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Mandarin 髮菜 /发菜 (fàcài).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "nolink": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "fa cai (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "fat choy"
        }
      ],
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "English terms derived from Mandarin",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of fat choy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat choy",
          "fat choy#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fa cai"
}

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"fa cai" meaning in English

Noun