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A菜
acài
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English Definition(Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 莴仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
Simplified ScriptA菜
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinacài
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)a ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)acoi3
Word Decomposition
菜càidish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

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A片apiànadult movie; pornography
A货ahuògood-quality fake
A菜acài(Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 莴仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
AA制a'a zhìto split the bill; to go Dutch
Words With Same Tail Word    
青菜qīngcàigreen vegetables; Chinese cabbage
蔬菜shūcàivegetables
白菜báicàiChinese cabbage; pak choi
菠菜bōcàispinach; (slang) alternative term for 博彩, lottery
油菜yóucàioilseed rape (Brassica napus); flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)
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