食菜

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (食菜)		食	菜
simp. #(食菜)		食	菜

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): siăh^→siĕh-*chái
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍h-chhài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ziah⁸ cai³

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siăh^→siĕh-*chái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑi²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h-chhài
    • Tâi-lô: tsia̍h-tshài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciaqzhaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ziah⁸ cai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsia̍h tshài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰai²¹³/

Verb

食菜

1. (Min) to live on a vegetarian diet; to be a vegetarian
2. (Min) to eat vegetables
3. (Southern Min) to eat a dish accompanying rice

Synonyms

• (to be a vegetarian): 吃素 (chīsù), 茹素 (rúsù); (Cantonese, Min Nan) 食齋／食斋; (Min Nan) 食素

Antonyms

• (to be a vegetarian): 吃葷／吃荤 (chīhūn), 茹葷／茹荤 (rúhūn); (Min Nan) 食臊