韭菜

Chinese

		leek	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (韭菜/韮菜)		韭/韮	菜
simp. (韭菜)		韭	菜

Etymology

The neologism sense comes from the fact that garlic chives are able to regrow after their part above the ground is cut off.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔcài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): gau² coi³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): giu² toi^1-4
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiú-chhoi

(Meixian, Guangdong): giu³ coi⁴
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kú-chhài

(Teochew, Peng'im): gu² cai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jiǔcài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoutsay
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    酒菜
    韭菜
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² coi³
  - Yale: gáu choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² coi³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːy̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: giu² toi^1-4
  - IPA ^(key): /kiu⁵⁵ tʰᵘɔi³³⁻²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-chhoi
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu` coi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ coi⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯u³¹ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: giu³ coi⁴
  - IPA: /ciu³¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kú-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: kú-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kwzhaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ku⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaɪ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gu² cai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kú tshài
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/

Noun

韭菜

garlic chives; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
(Mainland China, neologism, figuratively, Internet slang) someone who can be repeatedly deceived and exploited, especially by the government or the stock market; dupe; shitizen
割韭菜 ― gē jiǔcài ― to reap the people

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 韭菜 (“garlic chives”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		韭
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		韭菜
Mandarin	Beijing	韭菜
	Taiwan	韭菜
	Harbin	韭菜
	Shenyang	韭菜
	Jinan	韭菜
	Muping	韭菜
	Luoyang	韭菜
	Wanrong	韭菜
	Xi'an	韭菜
	Xining	韭菜
	Xuzhou	韭菜
	Yinchuan	韭菜
	Lanzhou	韭菜
	Ürümqi	韭菜
	Wuhan	韭菜
	Huanggang	韭菜
	Chengdu	韭菜
	Guiyang	韭菜
	Guilin	韭菜
	Liuzhou	韭菜, 扁菜
	Kunming	韭菜
	Yangzhou	韭菜
	Nanjing	韭菜
	Hefei	韭菜
	Nantong	韭菜
	Malaysia	韭菜
	Singapore	韭菜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	韭菜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	韭菜
	Hong Kong	韭菜
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	韭菜
	Taishan	韭菜
	Dongguan	韭菜
	Nanning	扁菜
	Wuzhou	快菜
	Yulin	韭菜
	Hepu	韭菜
	Kuala Lumpur	韭菜
	Ho Chi Minh City	韭菜
Gan	Nanchang	韭菜, 快菜 dated
	Lichuan	韭菜
	Pingxiang	韭菜
Hakka	Meixian	韭菜, 快菜
	Luchuan	韭菜
	Yudu	韭菜, 快菜 sailors
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	快菜
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	快菜
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	韭菜
	Dongshi (Dabu)	韭菜
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	韭菜
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	韭菜
	Hong Kong	韭菜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	韭菜
	Senai	韭菜
	Singkawang	快菜
Huizhou	Jixi	韭菜
Jin	Taiyuan	韭菜
	Xinzhou	韭菜
	Hohhot	韭菜
Min Bei	Jian'ou	韭仔
Min Bei	Wuyishan	韭仔
Min Dong	Fuzhou	韭菜
	Fuqing	韭菜
	Matsu	韭菜
Min Nan	Xiamen	韭菜
	Quanzhou	韭菜
	Zhangzhou	韭菜
	Taipei	韭菜
	Kaohsiung	韭菜
	Sanxia	韭菜
	Yilan	韭菜
	Kinmen	韭菜
	Magong	韭菜
	Penang	韭菜
	Philippines (Manila)	韭菜
	Pingnan	韭菜
	Johor Bahru	韭菜
	Haikou	韭菜
Pinghua	Nanning	扁菜, 韭菜
Pinghua	Guilin	韭菜
Wu	Shanghai	韭菜
	Suzhou	韭菜
	Hangzhou	韭菜
	Wenzhou	韭菜
	Chongming	韭菜
	Danyang	韭菜
	Jinhua	韭菜
	Ningbo	韭菜
Xiang	Changsha	韭菜
	Shuangfeng	韭菜
	Loudi	韭菜
	Quanzhou	韭菜

Derived terms

白韭菜
韭菜命
韭菜春
韭菜盒 (jiǔcàihé)

韭菜盒子 (jiǔcài hézi)
韭菜花 (jiǔcàihuā)
韭菜餃／韭菜饺

Descendants

→ Malay: kucai
→ Thai: กุยช่าย (gui-châai)

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