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龍鬚菜

龍鬚菜

See also: 龙须菜

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)	beard; mustache	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (龍鬚菜)		龍	鬚	菜
simp. (龙须菜)		龙	须	菜

Noun

龍鬚菜

asparagus; Asparagus schoberioides
(Taiwan) the young shoots of the chayote, eaten as a vegetable in Taiwanese cuisine

Synonyms

天門冬／天门冬 (tiānméndōng)

Etymology

From 龍／龙 (lóng, “dragon”) + 鬚／须 (xū, “beard, whiskers”) + 菜 (cài, “vegetable”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lóngxūcài

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ sou¹ coi³
Min Nan (POJ): liông-chhiu-chhài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lóngxūcài
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄘㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longshiutsay
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ sou¹ coi³
  - Yale: lùhng sōu choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ sou¹ tsoi³
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-chhiu-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: liông-tshiu-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liongchiuzhaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu³³ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/