Chinese

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Wikipedia zh
dish (type of food); vegetables bean; sacrificial vessel
trad. (菜豆)
simp. #(菜豆)
anagram 豆菜

Pronunciation

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Noun

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菜豆

  1. common bean; kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  2. (chiefly Hokkien) cowpea; black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
とう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

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(さい)(とう) or 菜豆(サイトウ) (saitō

  1. common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
    Synonym: 隠元豆 (ingen-mame)

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).