麒麟菜

Chinese

		qilin	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (麒麟菜)		麒麟	菜
simp. #(麒麟菜)		麒麟	菜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qílíncài

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ leon⁴ coi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qílíncài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cílíncài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-lin²-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: chí-lín-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilintsay
    • Palladius: цилиньцай (cilinʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ leon⁴ coi³
    • Yale: kèih lèuhn choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ loen⁴ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ lên⁴ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

麒麟菜

1. (botany) asparagus

Synonyms

• 蘆筍／芦笋 (lúsǔn)
• 龍鬚菜／龙须菜 (lóngxūcài)
• 石刁柏 (shídiāobǎi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麒	麟	菜
き Jinmeiyō	りん Jinmeiyō	さい Grade: 4
kan'on	on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

Literally, “qilin greens”, 麒麟(きりん) (kirin, “qilin”) + 菜(さい) (sai, “greens, vegetable”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲĩɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

麒(き)麟(りん)菜(さい) or 麒麟菜(キリンサイ) • (kirinsai) 

1. Eucheuma denticulatum

Usage notes

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