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花菜

花菜

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern	dish (type of food); vegetables
simp. and trad. (花菜)		花	菜
anagram		菜花

Noun

花菜

cauliflower

Synonyms

菜花 (càihuā)
花椰菜 (huāyēcài)

Derived terms

青花菜 (qīnghuācài)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huācài

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ coi³
Min Nan (POJ): hoe-chhài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huācài
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄘㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huatsay
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa¹ coi³
  - Yale: fā choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ tsoi³
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: hue-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoezhaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hue³³ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/