富菜

Chinese

		rich; abundant; to enrich rich; abundant; to enrich; resource	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (富菜)		富	菜
simp. #(富菜)		富	菜

Etymology

Taboo of mentioning 芹菜 (“celery”) in Changsha, as 芹 (qin2) is closely homophonic with 窮／穷 (qiong2, “poor”).

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fu⁴ cai⁴

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• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: fu⁴ cai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸu⁴⁵ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

Noun

富菜

1. (Xiang) celery, especially the Chinese celery

Synonyms

• 芹菜 (qíncài)