蕹菜

Chinese

		water spinach	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (蕹菜)		蕹	菜
simp. #(蕹菜)		蕹	菜
alternative forms		蓊菜 應菜／应菜 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wèngcài, yōngcài

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ, ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ong⁴ cai⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ung³ coi³ / ong³ coi³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): uung¹ toi¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): ng⁴ cai
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vung-chhoi / fung-chhoi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): vung⁴ coi⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): óng-chái
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): èng-chhài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): êng³ cai³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹on-tshe
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ngong⁴ cai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèngcài
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wòngcài
    • Wade–Giles: wêng⁴-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: wèng-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenqtsay
    • Palladius: вэнцай (vɛncaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wəŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōngcài
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yongcài
    • Wade–Giles: yung¹-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: yūng-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iongtsay
    • Palladius: юнцай (juncaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ong⁴ cai⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: wengcai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /oŋ²¹³ t͡sʰai²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ung³ coi³ / ong³ coi³
    • Yale: ung choi / ong choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ung³ tsoi³ / ong³ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ung³ coi³ / ong³ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʊŋ³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/, /ɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: uung¹ toi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɵŋ³³ tʰᵘɔi³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ng⁴ cai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍³⁵ t͡sʰai²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vung-chhoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: vung coi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vung⁴ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /vuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vung-chhoi / fung-chhoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: vung coi / fung coi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vung⁴ coi⁴ / fung⁴ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /vuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/, /fuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: vung⁴ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ʋʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: óng-chái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒɑi²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-chhài
    • Tâi-lô: ìng-tshài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: eangzhaix
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /eŋ²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Tong'an): /iɪŋ¹¹²⁻⁴² t͡sʰai¹¹²/
    • IPA (Penang): /eŋ²¹⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: êng³ cai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: èng tshài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /eŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹on-tshe
    • MiniDict: on^平 tshe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹on-tshe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /oŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ngong⁴ cai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ŋʊŋ⁴⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ŋən⁴⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

Noun

蕹菜

1. water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 空心菜 (“water spinach”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蕹菜
Taxonomic name		蕹菜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	空心菜
	Taiwan	空心菜
	Harbin	空心菜
	Singapore	空心菜
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	空心菜
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	空心菜
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	空心菜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蕹菜, 空心菜
	Guiyang	藤藤菜, 空茼菜
	Liuzhou	蕹菜, 空心菜
	Nanning (Wuming)	蕹菜, 空心菜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	空心菜, 蕹菜, 藤藤菜 dated
	Yangzhou	空心菜
	Nantong	空心菜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蕹菜, 通菜, 通心菜, 抽筋菜
	Hong Kong	蕹菜, 通菜, 抽筋菜
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蕹菜
	Taishan	蕹菜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蕹菜
	Dongguan	蕹菜
	Nanning	蕹菜
	Nanning (Tanka)	蕹菜
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蕹菜
Gan	Nanchang	蕹菜
	Lichuan	蕹菜
	Pingxiang	蕹菜
Hakka	Meixian	蕹菜, 空心菜
	Xingning	蕹菜
	Huidong (Daling)	蕹菜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蕹菜
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	蕹菜
	Changting	蕹菜
	Wuping	蕹菜
	Wuping (Pingyu)	蕹菜
	Liancheng	蕹菜
	Ninghua	蕹菜
	Yudu	蕹菜, 空心菜
	Ruijin	蕹菜
	Shicheng	蕹菜
	Shangyou (Shexi)	蕹菜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蕹菜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蕹菜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蕹菜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蕹菜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蕹菜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蕹菜
	Hong Kong	蕹菜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	蕹菜
	Senai (Huiyang)	蕹菜
Huizhou	Jixi	空心菜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蕹菜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蕹菜
	Fuqing	蕹菜
	Matsu	蕹菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	蕹菜
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	蕹菜
	Quanzhou	蕹菜
	Hui'an	竹菜
	Zhangzhou	蕹菜
	Taipei	蕹菜
	Kaohsiung	蕹菜
	Yilan	蕹菜
	Changhua (Lukang)	蕹菜
	Taichung	蕹菜
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蕹菜
	Tainan	蕹菜
	Taitung	蕹菜
	Hsinchu	蕹菜
	Penghu (Magong)	蕹菜
	Penang (Hokkien)	蕹菜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蕹菜, kangkung
	Manila (Hokkien)	蕹菜
	Chaozhou	蕹菜
	Shantou	蕹菜
	Haifeng	蕹菜
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蕹菜
	Leizhou	蕹菜
	Haikou	蕹菜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蕹菜, 空心菜
Wu	Shanghai	蕹菜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蕹菜
	Suzhou	蕹菜, 空心菜
	Danyang	空心菜, 藤菜
	Hangzhou	空心菜
	Ningbo	蕹菜
	Wenzhou	空心菜
	Jinhua	藤菜, 空心菜
Xiang	Changsha	蕹菜, 空心菜
	Loudi	蕹菜, 藤菜, 空心菜
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蕹菜
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蕹菜
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蕹菜
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蕹菜
	Renhua (Shitang)	蕹菜
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	蕹菜
	Lechang (Changlai)	蕹菜
	Lechang (Beixiang)	蕹菜
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蕹菜
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	空心菜
	Lechang (Sanxi)	藤菜

Descendants

• → Kavalan: ingsay

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蕹	菜
よう Hyōgai	さい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

蕹(よう)菜(さい) or 蕹菜(ヨウサイ) • (yōsai) 

1. water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica

   Synonyms: 空心菜 (kūshinsai), 朝顔菜 (asagaona)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).