西洋菜

Chinese

		the Western world; the West; Western Seas	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (西洋菜)		西洋	菜
simp. #(西洋菜)		西洋	菜
Literally: “Western vegetable”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyángcài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ joeng⁴ coi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sai-iông-chhài
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-yan-tshe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīyángcài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siyángcài
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yang²-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: syī-yáng-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyangtsay
    • Palladius: сиянцай (sijancaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ joeng⁴ coi³
    • Yale: sāi yèuhng choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ joeng⁴ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ yêng⁴ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-iông-chhài
    • Tâi-lô: sai-iông-tshài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sai'iongzhaix
    • IPA (Penang): /sai³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-yan-tshe
    • MiniDict: shi^平 yan tshe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-hhian-tshe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɦiã³³ t͡sʰe²¹/

Noun

西洋菜

1. watercress

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 豆瓣菜 (“watercress”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		豆瓣菜, 水蔊菜, 西洋菜
Taxonomic name		豆瓣菜
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	西洋菜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	西洋菜, 西菜
	Hong Kong	西洋菜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	西洋菜
	Macau	西洋菜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	西洋菜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	西洋菜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	西洋菜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	西洋菜
	Foshan	西洋菜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	西洋菜
	Foshan (Shunde)	西洋菜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	西洋菜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	西洋菜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	西洋菜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	西洋菜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	西洋菜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	西洋菜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	西洋菜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	西洋菜
	Taishan	西涼菜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	西洋菜
	Enping (Niujiang)	西洋菜
	Heshan (Yayao)	西洋菜
	Dongguan	西洋菜
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	西洋菜
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	西洋菜
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	西洋菜
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	西洋菜
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	西洋菜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	西洋菜
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	西洋菜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	西洋菜
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	西洋菜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	西洋菜