n. (Hira=な) rape leaves, greens, vegetables (usually green-leafy vegetables)

n. (Trad=菜, Pinyin=cai4) dish, vegetables, greens, non-staple food, wild herbs

n. (Simp=菜, Pinyin=cai4) dish, vegetables, greens, non-staple food, wild herbs

¹ a drumstick; a whip

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² bearing poles; shafts

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³ a building of a group of connected buildings

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⁴ uneven dye; spotty [streaky] coloring

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⁵ the length of a long and slender object; a tress of hair

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⁶ shredding [mincing] vegetables; shredded vegetables; vegetable shreds [chops]

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⁷ incomplete; (not) yet; as yet; so far; only

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⁸ just as it is; intact; as it stands; with no change

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[菜] vegetable salad

Pinyin: cai4
Wade-Giles: ts'ai4
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
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