小菜

小菜

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (小菜)		小	菜
simp. #(小菜)		小	菜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎocài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² coi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎocài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautsay
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² coi³
    • Yale: síu choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² coi³
    • IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

小菜

1. appetizer
2. small side dish
3. easy job; piece of cake

Derived terms

小菜一碟 (xiǎocàiyīdié)