梅菜

Chinese

		plum flower	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (梅菜)		梅	菜
simp. #(梅菜)		梅	菜
alternative forms		霉菜

Etymology

Originally 霉菜 (méicài, literally “moldy vegetable”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méicài

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴ coi³
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): moi² coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méicài
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méicài
    • Wade–Giles: mei²-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: méi-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meitsay
    • Palladius: мэйцай (mɛjcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mui⁴ coi³
    • Yale: mùih choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 梅菜 霉菜

• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: moi² coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /moɪ¹¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

Noun

梅菜

1. meicai (dry pickled Chinese mustard)

Synonyms

• 梅乾菜／梅干菜 (méigāncài)
• (Hakka) 鹹菜乾／咸菜干
• (Hokkien) 覆菜

Derived terms

• 梅菜扣肉 (méicài kòuròu)