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萵仔菜

萵仔菜

See also: 莴仔菜

Chinese

		(lettuce); Lactuca sativa	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (萵仔菜)		萵	仔	菜
simp. (莴仔菜)		莴	仔	菜

Noun

萵仔菜

(Min Nan) lettuce, especially Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)

Synonyms

(chiefly Taiwan) A菜 (ēi cài)

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): e-á-chhài / oe-á-chhài

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e-á-chhài / oe-á-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: e-á-tshài / ue-á-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: eafzhaix, oeafzhaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /e⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/, /ue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /e³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/, /ue³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /e⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/, /ue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /e⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ¹¹/, /ue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /e⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/, /ue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/