素菜

Chinese

		plain; element	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (素菜)		素	菜
simp. ^#(素菜)		素	菜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sùcài

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄞˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): su⁴ cai⁴

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sūcāi

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sūcāi
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ coi³
Gan (Wiktionary): 'su⁴ cai³
Jin (Wiktionary): su³ cai³
Eastern Min (BUC): só-chái
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-chhài

(Teochew, Peng'im): su³ cai³
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): slu³ caai³
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵su-tshe₅ / ⁵sou-tshe; ¹sou₅-tshe₅; ³sou₅-tshe₅ / ³su₅-tshe₅
- (Jinhua): ¹su₅-tshae₅
Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): su⁴ cai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sùcài
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sùcài
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴-tsʻai⁴
  - Yale: sù-tsài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhtsay
  - Palladius: суцай (sucaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: su⁴ cai⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sucai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³ t͡sʰai²¹³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: sūcāi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ t͡sʰæ⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: sūcāi
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): su⁴ cai⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ coi³
  - Yale: sou choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'su⁴ cai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsu³⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: su³ cai³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /su⁴⁵ t͡sʰai⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: só-chái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒɑi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-chhài
  - Tâi-lô: sòo-tshài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sorzhaix
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: su³ cai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sù tshài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: slu³ caai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵su-tshe₅
  - MiniDict: su^去 tshe^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²su-tshe₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sou-tshe; ¹sou₅-tshe₅; ³sou₅-tshe₅
  - MiniDict: sou^去 tshe; sou^去 tshe^去; sou^去 tshe^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /səu⁵² t͡sʰe³³/, /səu⁴⁴ t͡sʰe/, /səu⁵² t͡sʰe¹¹/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³su₅-tshe₅
  - MiniDict: su^去 tshe^去
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /su⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛ²¹/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ¹su₅-tshae₅
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /su³³ t͡sʰɛ⁵⁵/

Note: ⁵su tshe - Shanghainese, "vegetables", also written as 蔬菜.

Xiang
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: su⁴ cai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³²⁴ t͡sʰai̯³/

Noun

素菜

vegetable dish; vegetarian dish
(dialectal Northern Wu) alternative form of 蔬菜 (⁵su tshe, “vegetables”)

Synonyms

(vegetarian dish):

齋菜／斋菜 (zhāicài)
(Wu) 素小菜

(vegetable):

Dialectal synonyms of 蔬菜 (“vegetables”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		菜, 蔬, 蔬菜, 菜蔬
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蔬菜, 青菜, 菜蔬
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	青菜
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	青菜, 菜, 蔬菜
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	青菜
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	青菜, 菜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	小菜
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	小菜, 青菜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	蔬菜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	青菜, 蔬菜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	菜
	Hong Kong	菜
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	菜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	青菜
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	青菜
	Yangjiang	菜
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	菜
	Singapore (Guangfu)	菜
Gan	Nanchang	青菜
Hakka	Meixian	青菜
	Huiyang	青菜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	青菜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	青菜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	青菜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	青菜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	青菜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	青菜
	Hong Kong	青菜
Jin	Taiyuan	菜蔬, 菜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	青菜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	菜, 青菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	草菜, 菜蔬, 菜
	Quanzhou	草菜, 菜蔬, 菜
	Jinjiang	菜蔬
	Zhangzhou	草菜, 菜蔬, 菜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	菜
	Chaozhou	青菜, 菜
	Shantou	青菜
	Jieyang	青菜, 菜, 羹菜
	Singapore (Teochew)	菜
	Pontianak (Teochew)	青菜
	Singapore (Hainanese)	菜
Puxian Min	Putian	青菜, 菜物
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	菜, 青菜
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	青菜
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	青菜, 菜物
	Xianyou	青菜
	Xianyou (Fengting)	青菜
	Xianyou (Youyang)	青菜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	瓜菜, 蔬菜
Wu	Suzhou	蔬菜
Wu	Wenzhou	菜, 水菜
Xiang	Changsha	小菜
	Shuangfeng	蔬菜, 小菜
	Hengyang	菜

Derived terms

素菜館 / 素菜馆 (sùcàiguǎn)