開胃菜

See also: 开胃菜

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāiwèicài

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ wai⁶ coi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāiwèicài
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaiwèicài
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-wei⁴-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: kāi-wèi-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaiweytsay
    • Palladius: кайвэйцай (kajvɛjcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ wai⁶ coi³
    • Yale: hōi waih choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ wai⁶ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ wei⁶ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

開胃菜

1. appetizer (small, light first course)

Synonyms

• 前菜 (qiáncài)