椰菜

Chinese

		coconut	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (椰菜)		椰	菜
simp. #(椰菜)		椰	菜

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yēcài, yécài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ㄘㄞˋ, ㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴ coi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yēcài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yecài
    • Wade–Giles: yeh¹-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: yē-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ietsay
    • Palladius: ецай (jecaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yécài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yécài
    • Wade–Giles: yeh²-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: yé-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yetsay
    • Palladius: ецай (jecaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁴ coi³
    • Yale: yèh choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

椰菜

1. (regional) cabbage
2. (regional) cauliflower

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 洋白菜 (“cabbage”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		結球甘藍, 洋白菜
Taxonomic name		結球甘藍
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	洋白菜
	Taiwan	高麗菜
	Langfang	洋白菜
	Ulanhot	疙瘩白
	Tongliao	疙瘩白
	Chifeng	圓白菜, 疙瘩白
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	疙瘩白, 大頭菜
	Harbin	大頭菜
	Shenyang	大頭菜, 疙瘩白
	Singapore	高麗菜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	洋白菜
	Tangshan	洋白菜
	Cangzhou	洋白菜
	Baoding	洋白菜
	Shijiazhuang	洋白菜
	Jinan	洋白菜, 捲心菜, 圓白菜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	大頭兒菜
	Qingdao	大頭菜
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	洋白菜, 包菜, 包包菜
	Daming	洋白菜
	Wanrong	茴子白
	Zhengzhou	洋白菜, 包菜
	Xi'an	蓮花白
	Xuzhou	洋白菜, 包心菜, 包菜, 牛心菜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蓮花白
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	蓮花白
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蓮花白
	Bayanhot	包包菜, 蓮花菜
	Lanzhou	蓮花菜
	Ürümqi	包包兒菜, 蓮花白
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蓮花白, 雞心白
	Wuhan	包菜
	Guiyang	蓮花白
	Kunming	蓮花白
	Guilin	洋白菜
	Liuzhou	芥藍包, 包菜, 椰菜包, 捲心白
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	包菜
	Yangzhou	包菜, 包心菜, 捲心菜
	Nantong	包心菜
	Hefei	包頭菜
	Huanggang	包菜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椰菜
	Hong Kong	椰菜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	椰菜
	Macau	椰菜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	椰菜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	椰菜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	椰菜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	椰菜
	Foshan	椰菜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	椰菜
	Foshan (Shunde)	椰菜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	椰菜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	椰菜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	椰菜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	椰菜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	椰菜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	椰菜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	椰菜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	椰菜
	Taishan	椰菜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	椰菜
	Enping (Niujiang)	椰菜
	Heshan (Yayao)	椰菜
	Dongguan	椰菜
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	椰菜
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	椰菜
	Qingyuan	椰菜
	Fogang	椰菜
	Yingde (Hanguang)	椰菜
	Lianshan (Butian)	椰菜
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	椰菜
	Shaoguan	椰菜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	椰菜
	Renhua	椰菜
	Lechang	椰菜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	椰菜
	Sihui	椰菜
	Guangning	椰菜
	Deqing	椰菜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	椰菜
	Yunfu	椰菜
	Xinxing	椰菜
	Luoding	椰菜
	Yunan (Pingtai)	椰菜
	Yangjiang	椰菜
	Xinyi	包菜
	Lianjiang	椰菜
	Nanning	椰菜
	Wuzhou	椰菜
	Yulin	椰菜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	椰菜
Gan	Nanchang	包心菜, 包菜
	Lichuan	包心菜
	Pingxiang	包心菜
Hakka	Meixian	包菜
	Xingning	包菜
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	椰菜
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	椰菜
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	椰菜
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	椰菜
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	椰仔包
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	椰菜
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	椰菜, 包菜
	Boluo (Bendihua)	椰菜
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	椰仔菜
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	椰菜
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	椰菜
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	椰菜
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	包菜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	包菜
	Wuhua (Changbu)	包菜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	包菜
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	椰菜, 包菜
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	包菜
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	球菜
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	包菜
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	包菜
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	捲心菜
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	玻菜
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	包菜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	椰菜
	Yudu	包心菜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	高麗菜, 玻璃菜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	高麗菜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	高麗菜, 玻璃菜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	高麗菜, 玻璃菜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	高麗菜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	高麗菜
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	包心菜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	玻璃菜
	Singkawang	包菜
Huizhou	Jixi	包心菜, 橄欖菜
	Shexian	橄欖菜
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	甘藍菜, 包心菜
	Xiuning	甘藍菜, 包菜, 包心菜
	Yixian	包心菜, 甘藍菜
	Qimen	包心菜
	Wuyuan	包心菜
	Dexing	大白菜
Jin	Taiyuan	茴子白, 圓白菜
	Pingyao	茴子白
	Xinzhou	茴子白
	Taibus (Baochang)	圓白菜
	Linhe	茴子白
	Jining	茴子白
	Hohhot	色兒白
	Baotou	茴子白
	Dongsheng	灰子白
	Haibowan	灰子白
	Zhangjiakou	圓白菜
	Handan	洋白菜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	洋白菜
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	洋白菜
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	洋白菜, 洋白
	Pucheng (Shibei)	芥藍包
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	包菜
	Fuzhou (Changle)	包菜
	Fuqing	包菜
	Yongtai	包菜
	Gutian	包菜
	Fu'an	包菜
	Ningde	包菜
	Shouning	芥藍包
	Zhouning	包菜
	Fuding	玻璃菜
	Matsu	包菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	高麗菜
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	包心菜
	Quanzhou	高麗菜
	Jinjiang	高麗菜
	Yongchun	包菜
	Dehua	包菜
	Zhangzhou	高麗菜
	Zhao'an	芥藍雷
	Dongshan	包菜
	Tainan	高麗菜
	Penang (Hokkien)	高麗菜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	高麗菜
	Manila (Hokkien)	高麗菜
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	包菜
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	洋白菜
	Chaozhou	高麗
	Raoping	高麗
	Shantou	高麗, 包菜
	Jieyang	高麗
	Haifeng	椰菜
	Leizhou	椰子菜
	Wenchang	椰子菜
	Haikou	綑心白, 結心白, 圓導白
	Qionghai	椰子菜, 包心菜
Puxian Min	Putian	包菜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	椰菜
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椰菜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椰菜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	包包菜
Shehua	Cangnan	球菜
Wu	Shanghai	捲心菜, 牛心菜
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	捲心菜
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	捲心菜
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	捲心菜, 牛心菜
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	捲心菜, 牛心菜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	捲心菜
	Suzhou	捲心菜, 包菜
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	捲心菜, 包心菜, 包菜
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	包菜
	Wuxi	包菜
	Changshu	捲心菜
	Kunshan	捲心菜, 包菜
	Jiaxing	捲心菜
	Changzhou	包菜
	Liyang	包菜
	Yixing	包心菜, 包菜
	Danyang	包菜, 包心菜, 捲心菜
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	包菜
	Jingjiang	包菜
	Jiangyin	捲心菜, 包菜
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	捲心菜, 包菜
	Hangzhou	包心菜
	Shaoxing	包心菜
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	包頭菜, 包心菜
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	包心菜
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	包心菜
	Ningbo	包心菜, 捲心菜
	Yuyao	包心菜
	Zhoushan	捲心菜
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	包心菜
	Wenzhou	球菜
	Quzhou	包心菜
	Jinhua	球菜, 包菜
	Yiwu	包心菜, 捲心菜
	Yongkang	包菜
Xiang	Changsha	包菜
	Loudi	包菜
	Shuangfeng	包心菜, 棉花白
	Quanzhou	芥藍包

Dialectal synonyms of 花椰菜 (“cauliflower”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		花椰菜, 菜花, 花菜
Taxonomic name		花椰菜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	菜花兒
	Taiwan	花椰菜
	Langfang	菜花兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tangshan	菜花兒
	Cangzhou	菜花兒
	Baoding	菜花兒
	Shijiazhuang	菜花兒
	Jinan	菜花兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Daming	菜花兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	花菜
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	花菜
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	菜花
	Ürümqi	菜花兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	花菜
	Wuhan	花菜
	Liuzhou	花菜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	花菜
	Yangzhou	花菜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椰菜花, 菜花, 花菜
	Hong Kong	椰菜花
	Taishan	椰菜花
	Kaiping (Chikan)	椰菜花
	Dongguan	椰菜花
Gan	Pingxiang	花菜
Hakka	Meixian	花菜, 菜花, 椰菜花
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	椰菜花
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	花菜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	椰菜, 花菜
	Yudu	花菜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	花菜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	花菜, 花菜仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	花菜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	花菜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	花菜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	花菜
Jin	Taiyuan	菜花
	Hohhot	菜花兒
	Zhangjiakou	菜花兒
	Handan	菜花兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	芥藍花
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	花菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	菜花
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	菜花
	Quanzhou	菜花, 花菜
	Anxi	菜花
	Zhangzhou	菜花
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	菜花
	Zhangpu	菜花
	Zhao'an	椰菜
	Zhao'an (Sidu)	菜花
	Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang)	菜花
	Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping)	菜花
	Taipei	菜花
	Taipei (Wanhua)	菜花
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	菜花
	Kaohsiung	花菜
	Yilan	菜花
	Changhua (Lukang)	花仔菜, 花菜
	Taichung	花菜, 菜花
	Taichung (Wuqi)	花仔菜
	Tainan	花仔菜, 花菜
	Taitung	花菜
	Hsinchu	花菜
	Kinmen	菜花
	Penghu (Magong)	菜花, 花菜
	Penang (Hokkien)	高麗菜花
	Singapore (Hokkien)	菜花, 高麗菜花
	Manila (Hokkien)	菜花
	Raoping	菜花
	Shantou	花菜
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	菜花
Puxian Min	Xianyou	菜花, 芥藍花
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	菜花
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椰菜花
Wu	Shanghai	花菜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	花菜
	Hangzhou	花菜
	Ningbo	花菜
	Wenzhou	花菜
Xiang	Changsha	花菜

Derived terms

• 椰菜花 (yēcàihuā)
• 綠花椰菜／绿花椰菜 (lǜhuāyēcài)
• 花椰菜 (huāyēcài)