# 快菜
## Chinese
### Etymology

Sailors' euphemism for 韭菜. Due to homophony of 韭 and 久 (“long (time)”), 韭 is replaced with 快 (“fast; quick”). Compare 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopsticks”).

### Pronunciation

* Gan (Wiktionary): 'kuai$^3$ cai$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khoai-chhoi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kuai$^4$ coi$^4$
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'kuai$^3$ cai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈkʰuai²¹³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai-chhoi
*** Hakka Romanization System: kuai coi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kuai$^4$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: kuai$^4$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

### Noun

快菜
* (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dated in Gan, euphemistic) Chinese leek; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 韭 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 韭菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 韭菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 韭菜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 韭菜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 韭菜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 韭菜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 韭菜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 韭菜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 韭菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 韭菜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 韭菜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 韭菜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 韭菜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 韭菜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 韭菜, 扁菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 韭菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 韭菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 扁菜 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 快菜 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 韭菜, 快菜 dated |
| Gan | Pengze | 韭菜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 韭菜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 韭菜, 快菜 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 韭菜, 快菜 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 韭菜, 快菜 sailors |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 快菜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 韭菜 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Datong | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Linhe | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Jining | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Handan | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 韭菜 |
| Jin | Suide | 韭菜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 韭仔 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 韭仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 韭菜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 韭菜 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 韭菜仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 韭菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 韭菜 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 韭菜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 扁菜, 韭菜 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Danyang | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 韭菜 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 韭菜 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 韭菜 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 韭菜 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 韭菜 |