麒麟菜

Chinese

		qilin	dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (麒麟菜)		麒麟	菜
simp. ^#(麒麟菜)		麒麟	菜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qílíncài

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ leon⁴ coi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qílíncài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cílíncài
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-lin²-tsʻai⁴
  - Yale: chí-lín-tsài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilintsay
  - Palladius: цилиньцай (cilinʹcaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ leon⁴ coi³
  - Yale: kèih lèuhn choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ loen⁴ tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ lên⁴ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

Noun

麒麟菜

(botany) asparagus

Synonyms

蘆筍／芦笋 (lúsǔn)
龍鬚菜／龙须菜 (lóngxūcài)
石刁柏 (shídiāobǎi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麒	麟	菜
き Jinmeiyō	りん Jinmeiyō	さい Grade: 4
kan'on	on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

Literally, “qilin greens”, 麒麟(きりん) (kirin, “qilin”) + 菜(さい) (sai, “greens, vegetable”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲĩɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

麒(き)麟(りん)菜(さい) or 麒麟菜(キリンサイ) • (kirinsai)

Eucheuma denticulatum

Usage notes

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