中國菜

Chinese

		middle country; central country; China	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (中國菜)		中國	菜
simp. (中国菜)		中国	菜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōngguócài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ gwok³ coi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-kok-chhài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguócài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguócài
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-kuo²-tsʻai⁴
    • Yale: Jūng-gwó-tsài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonggwotsay
    • Palladius: Чжунгоцай (Čžungocaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ gwok³ coi³
    • Yale: jūng gwok choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ gwok⁸ tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ guog³ coi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-kok-chhài
    • Tâi-lô: Tiong-kok-tshài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongkokzhaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

Noun

中國菜

1. Chinese cuisine; Chinese food

   地道的中國菜／地道的中国菜  ―  dìdao de zhōngguócài  ―  authentic Chinese food

   無論你想吃中國菜還是日本料理，自助餐都會有你喜歡的。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
   无论你想吃中国菜还是日本料理，自助餐都会有你喜欢的。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

   Wúlùn nǐ xiǎng chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ, zìzhùcān dōu huì yǒu nǐ xǐhuān de. [Pinyin]

   Whether you want Chinese or Japanese food, the buffet will have what you like.

Synonyms

• 中餐 (zhōngcān)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 中餐 (“Chinese food; Chinese cuisine”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		中餐, 中國菜
Mandarin	Taiwan	中餐, 中國菜
	Liuzhou	中餐
	Singapore	中餐
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唐餐
	Hong Kong	中餐, 中菜, 唐餐
	Taishan	唐餐
Southern Min	Xiamen	漢席
	Tainan	中國菜
	Manila (Hokkien)	咱儂菜

Antonyms

• 大菜 (dàcài)
• 大餐 (dàcān)
• 西菜 (xīcài)
• 西餐 (xīcān)