# 蔬菜
## Chinese

* 蔬菜

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shūcài
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): so$^1$ coi$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): so͘-chhài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): so$^1$ cai$^3$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$su-tshe; $^1$su-tshe / $^3$sou$_1$-tshe$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shūcài
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shucài
*** Wade–Giles: shu$^1$-tsʻai$^4$
*** Yale: shū-tsài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shutsay
*** Palladius: шуцай (šucaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: so$^1$ coi$^3$
*** Yale: sō choi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: so$^1$ tsoi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: so$^1$ coi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so͘-chhài
*** Tâi-lô: soo-tshài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sozhaix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: so$^1$ cai$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: so tshài
*** Sinological IPA : /so³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$su-tshe; $^1$su-tshe
*** MiniDict: su$^去$ tshe; su$^平$ tshe
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$su-tshe; $^1$su-tshe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/, /su⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^3$sou$_1$-tshe$_5$
*** MiniDict: sou$^平$ tshe$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /səu⁵² t͡sʰe¹¹/
* $^5$su tshe - also written as 素菜;
* $^1$su tshe - Shanghainese, extrapolation from regular contemporary sandhi patterns. somewhat more prevalent in younger speakers or literary/proper name contexts.

### Noun

蔬菜
* vegetable; greens
    種植蔬菜／种植蔬菜 ― zhòngzhí shūcài ― to plant vegetables
    綠葉蔬菜／绿叶蔬菜 ― lǜyè shūcài ― leafy greens

#### Synonyms

* 草蔬 (cǎoshū) (literary)
* 菜蔬 (càishū)
* 青菜 (qīngcài)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 菜, 蔬, 蔬菜, 菜蔬 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 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 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 菜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 菜 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 菜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 菜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 青菜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 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 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 草菜, 菜蔬, 菜 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 菜蔬 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 草菜, 菜蔬, 菜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 菜 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 青菜, 菜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 青菜 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 青菜, 菜, 羹菜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 菜 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 青菜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 青菜, 菜物 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 菜, 青菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 青菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 青菜, 菜物 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 青菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 青菜 |
| Puxian Min | 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 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蔬菜, 小菜 |

#### Derived terms

* 蔬菜汁 (shūcàizhī)

#### See also

* 水果 (shuǐguǒ)

### Proper noun

蔬菜
* (～村) Shucai (a village in Wenquan, Yingshan, Huanggang, Hubei, China)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 蔬 | 菜 |
| そ Hyōgai | さい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

蔬(そ)菜(さい) • (sosai)
* vegetable; greens
    Synonym: 野菜 (“yasai”)