菜刀

Chinese

		dish (type of food); vegetables	knife
trad. (菜刀)		菜	刀
simp. #(菜刀)		菜	刀

菜刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): càidāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄠ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cai⁴ dao¹

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): coi³ dou¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): toi¹ au^1*

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'cai³ dau¹
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): coi⁴ dau¹
• Jin (Wiktionary): cai³ dau¹
• Northern Min (KCR): cha̤̿-dáu
• Eastern Min (BUC): chái-dŏ̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhài-to

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cai³ do¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵tshe-tau
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cai⁴ dau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: càidāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: càidao
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai⁴-tao¹
    • Yale: tsài-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaydau
    • Palladius: цайдао (cajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: cai⁴ dao¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cai dao
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai²¹³ tau⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi³ dou¹
    • Yale: choi dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi³ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi³ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: toi¹ au^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰᵘɔi³³ au³³⁻³³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'cai³ dau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡sʰai²¹³⁻¹³ tau⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: coi⁴ dau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoɪ⁵³ tau⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: cai³ dau¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰai⁴⁵ tau¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cha̤̿-dáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛ³³ tau⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chái-dŏ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)lo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhài-to
    • Tâi-lô: tshài-to
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhae'doy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ to³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ tɤ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cai³ do¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshài to
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ to³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tshe-tau
    • MiniDict: tshe^去 tau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshe-tau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰe³³ tɔ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: cai⁴ dau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵ tɒu̯³³/

Noun

菜刀

1. chef's knife; kitchen knife; vegetable cleaver (Classifier: 把 m c; 張／张 c; 支 mn)

Usage notes

Typically used in Chinese cooking as an all-purpose cutting tool, despite being named for their particular use for vegetables.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 菜刀 (“kitchen knife; cleaver”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		菜刀, 廚刀
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	菜刀, 茶刀
	Taiwan	菜刀
	Chengde	菜刀
	Chifeng	菜刀, 切菜刀
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	菜刀
	Heihe	菜刀, 切刀
	Qiqihar	菜刀
	Harbin	菜刀, 撥刀
	Jiamusi	菜刀
	Baicheng	菜刀
	Changchun	薄刀
	Tonghua	薄刀
	Shenyang	薄刀
	Jinzhou	菜刀, 薄刀
	Singapore	菜刀
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	菜刀
	Tangshan	菜刀
	Cangzhou	切菜刀
	Baoding	菜刀
	Shijiazhuang	菜刀
	Lijin	菜刀
	Jinan	菜刀, 切菜刀
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	薄刀
	Dandong	菜刀
	Yantai	菜刀
	Yantai (Muping)	菜刀
	Qingdao	菜刀
	Zhucheng	菜刀, 切菜刀
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	切菜刀, 切刀
	Lingbao	刀
	Jining	菜刀, 切菜刀
	Linfen	刀子
	Shangqiu	菜刀
	Yuanyang	菜刀, 切刀
	Zhengzhou	切飯刀
	Lingbao	刀
	Xinyang	菜刀
	Baihe	菜刀
	Xi'an	切面刀, 菜刀, 切菜刀, 刀
	Baoji	菜刀
	Tianshui	切刀
	Xining	切刀, 菜刀
	Xuzhou	菜刀, 石刀, 切菜刀
	Fuyang	切刀
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	切刀, 菜刀
	Lanzhou	切刀
	Dunhuang	切刀, 廚刀
	Hami	切刀
	Ürümqi	切刀
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	菜刀
	Nanchong	菜刀
	Dazhou	切菜刀
	Hanyuan	菜刀
	Xichang	菜刀
	Zigong	菜刀
	Chongqing	菜刀
	Wuhan	菜刀
	Yichang	菜刀, 石刀
	Xiangyang	菜刀
	Tianmen	菜刀, 切刀
	Guiyang	菜刀
	Zunyi	菜刀, 薄刀
	Bijie	菜刀, 白刀
	Liping	菜刀
	Zhaotong	菜刀
	Dali	菜刀
	Kunming	菜刀
	Mengzi	菜刀
	Guilin	菜刀
	Liuzhou	菜刀, 切菜刀
	Jishou	菜刀
	Changde	菜刀
	Hanzhong	菜刀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	切菜刀, 菜刀
	Yangzhou	廚刀, 菜刀
	Lianyungang	石刀
	Lianshui	石刀
	Nantong	薄刀
	Anqing	菜刀, 排刀
	Wuhu	菜刀, 薄菜刀
	Hefei	薄刀, 菜刀
	Hong'an	切菜刀子, 刀子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	菜刀
	Hong Kong	菜刀
	Taishan	菜刀
	Dongguan	菜刀, 魚菜刀
	Yangjiang	薄刀
Gan	Nanchang	菜刀
	Lichuan	菜刀
	Pingxiang	菜刀
Hakka	Meixian	菜刀, 切菜刀
	Yudu	菜刀
Huizhou	Jixi	菜刀, 樸刀
	Shexian	菜刀, 切菜刀
Jin	Taiyuan	菜刀, 切菜刀, 切刀, 刀兒, 刀
	Yangyuan	切菜刀
	Datong	切菜刀
	Xinzhou	切刀
	Lüliang (Lishi)	菜刀, 刀兒
	Changzhi	菜刀
	Linhe	切刀
	Jining	切菜刀
	Hohhot	切刀
	Erenhot	菜刀, 切刀
	Pingshan	刀
	Zhangjiakou	菜刀
	Handan	切菜刀, 菜刀
	Linzhou	刀
	Suide	刀子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	𬄝刀, 菜刀
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	菜刀
Southern Min	Xiamen	菜刀
	Quanzhou	菜刀
	Zhangzhou	菜刀
	Tainan	菜刀
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	菜刀
	Chaozhou	菜刀
	Leizhou	薄刀
	Haikou	菜刀
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	菜刀
Wu	Shanghai	切菜刀, 菜刀, 薄刀
	Shanghai (Chongming)	薄刀
	Suzhou	切菜刀
	Danyang	薄刀
	Hangzhou	廚刀
	Ningbo	薄刀
	Wenzhou	教配刀
	Jinhua	薄刀
Xiang	Changsha	菜刀
	Loudi	菜刀
	Shuangfeng	菜刀
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	菜刀