# 韭菜
## Chinese

* 韭菜 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 韭菜 (Cantonese)
* kú-chhài (Southern Min)

### Etymology

The neologism sense comes from the fact that garlic chives are able to regrow after their part above the ground is cut off.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiǔcài
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiu$^3$ cai$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): jiùcai
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): jiǔcāi
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gau$^2$ coi$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): gaau$^2$ cui$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): giu$^2$ toi$^{1-4}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jiu$^3$ cai
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiú-chhoi
    (Hailu, HRS): giu$^ˊ$ coi$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giu$^3$ coi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jiou$^2$ cai$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): giū-chái
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gu$^3$ cai$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kú-chhài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gu$^2$ cai$^3$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): gau$^2$ caai$^3$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$cieu-tshe$_5$ / $^5$ciu-tshae$_5$ / $^3$cieu-tshai$_5$ / $^3$cieu-tshe$_5$ / $^3$cieu-tshae$_5$
** (Jinhua): $^3$cieu-tshae$_5$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): jiou$^3$ cai$^4$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): jiou$^3$ ce$^{4*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔcài
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒucài
*** Wade–Giles: chiu$^3$-tsʻai$^4$
*** Yale: jyǒu-tsài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoutsay
*** Palladius: цзюцай (czjucaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$酒菜 韭菜
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jiu$^3$ cai$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giucai
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiəu⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: jiùcai
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɤu⁵³ t͡sʰæ/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: jiǔcāi
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): jiu$^3$ cai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiəɯ¹¹ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gau$^2$ coi$^3$
*** Yale: gáu choi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gau$^2$ tsoi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: geo$^2$ coi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: gaau$^2$ cui$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kau³⁵ t͡sʰui³²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: giu$^2$ toi$^{1-4}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiu⁵⁵ tʰᵘɔi³³⁻²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jiu$^3$ cai
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiu²¹³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-chhoi
*** Hakka Romanization System: giu$^ˋ$ coi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giu$^3$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯u³¹ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: giu$^ˊ$ coi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰoi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: giu$^3$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiu³¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jiou$^2$ cai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiəu⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giū-chái
*** Sinological IPA : /kieu³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒɑi²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gu$^3$ cai$^4$ [Phonetic: gu$^5$ lai$^4$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁴⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$lai⁴²/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gu$^3$ cai$^4$ [Phonetic: gu$^5$ lai$^4$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ku³³²⁻²¹ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$lai⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kú-chhài
*** Tâi-lô: kú-tshài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kwzhaix
*** IPA (Taipei): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai¹¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ku⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Singapore): /ku⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gu$^2$ cai$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kú tshài
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: gau$^2$ caai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kəu³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$cieu-tshe$_5$
*** MiniDict: cieu$^去$ tshe$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$jieu-tshe$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɤ³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Jiading)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ciu-tshae$_5$
*** MiniDict: ciu$^去$ tshae$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡ɕy⁴⁴ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^3$cieu-tshai$_5$
*** MiniDict: cieu$^上$ tshai$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕiɵ⁴² t͡sʰɛ³³/
** (Northern: Songjiang, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^3$cieu-tshe$_5$
*** MiniDict: cieu$^上$ tshe$^去$
*** MiniDict: ciu$^上$ tshe$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /ciɯ⁴⁴ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʏ⁵² t͡sʰe¹¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiø⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛ²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡ɕiʏ³³ t͡sʰe³⁵/
** (Northern: Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^3$cieu-tshae$_5$
*** MiniDict: cieu$^上$ tshae$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕiəu⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ²¹/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^3$cieu-tshae$_5$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡ɕiu⁵³ t͡sʰɛ⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: jiou$^3$ cai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: jiou$^3$ ce$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ʊ⁴² $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$d͡ze̞³⁵⁻⁵/

### Noun

韭菜
* garlic chive; Chinese chive; Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum)
* (Mainland China, neologism, figurative, Internet slang) someone who can be repeatedly deceived and exploited, especially by the stock market or the government; dupe; shitizen
    割韭菜 ― gē jiǔcài ― to reap the people
** 2021 February 10, ““割韭菜”“韭菜”用英语怎么说？”, in Zhihu‎, archived from the original on 3 May 2021:
       Wǒ bèi jīgòu tóuzīzhě gē jiǔcài le. [Pinyin]
       I was taken advantage of by the institutional investors.

#### 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 | Nanning (Wuming) | 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 | Macau | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Macau (Tanka) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Gaozhou | 快菜 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 扁菜 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 扁菜 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 快菜 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 快菜, 扁菜 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 快菜 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 快菜, 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 韭菜 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 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 | Xingning | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 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 | Jiexi | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Changting | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 韭菜, 快菜 sailors |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; 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 | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 韭菜, 快菜 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 快菜, 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 快菜 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 韭菜, 快菜 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 韭菜 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 韭菜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 韭菜 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 韭菜 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 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 | Zhao'an | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen (Jinsha) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 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 | Bangkok (Teochew) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 韭菜 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 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 (Songjiang) | 韭菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 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 |

#### Derived terms

* 割韭菜
* 白韭菜
* 韭菜命
* 韭菜春
* 韭菜盒 (jiǔcàihé)
* 韭菜盒子 (jiǔcài hézi)
* 韭菜粿 (jiǔcàiguǒ)
* 韭菜花 (jiǔcàihuā)
* 韭菜餃 / 韭菜饺 (jiǔcàijiǎo)

#### Descendants

* → English: kuchay, kuchai, kutchay, koo chye
* → Malay: kucai
** Indonesian: kucai
** → Pattani Malay: کوچا / กูจา
* → Mongolian: жууцай (žuucaj)
* → Kazakh: жұсай (jūsai)
* → Khmer: គូឆាយ (kuuchaay)
* → Russian: джусай (džusaj)
* → Tagalog: kutsay
* → Thai: กุยช่าย (gui-châai)

### References

* “Entry #5660”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.