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開胃菜

開胃菜

See also: 开胃菜

Chinese

		to whet the appetite	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (開胃菜)		開胃	菜
simp. (开胃菜)		开胃	菜

Noun

開胃菜

appetizer (small, light first course)

Synonyms

前菜 (qiáncài)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kāiwèicài

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wai⁶ coi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāiwèicài
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiweytsay
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ wai⁶ coi³
  - Yale: hōi waih choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wai⁶ tsoi³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/