髮菜

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Chinese

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hair dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (髮菜)
simp. (发菜)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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髮菜

  1. fat choy (the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme, which is eaten as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine)

Usage notes

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  • This is often considered an auspicious vegetable because it is near-homophonous to 發財发财 (fācái, “to make a fortune”).

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: fat choy