京菜

Chinese

		capital; Beijing (abbrev.)	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (京菜)		京	菜
simp. ^#(京菜)		京	菜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngcài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ coi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngcài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄘㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingcài
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-tsʻai⁴
  - Yale: jīng-tsài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingtsay
  - Palladius: цзинцай (czincaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ coi³
  - Yale: gīng choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

京菜

Beijing cuisine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	菜
きょう Grade: 2	な Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Lit. capital vegetable, 京(きょう) (kyō, “the capital, Kyōto”) + 菜(な) (na, “vegetable”)

Noun

京(きょう)菜(な) or 京菜(キョウナ) • (kyōna) ^{←きやうな (kyauna)^?}

synonym of 水菜 (mizuna)
(specifically) mizuna that was grown around Kyoto
(historical) synonym of 壬生菜 (mibuna)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).