# 大菜
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàcài
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daai$^6$ coi$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thai-chhoi
    (Hailu, HRS): tai$^˖$ coi$^ˇ$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-chhài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dua$^7$ cai$^3$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$du-tshe; $^6$da-tshe / $^2$dou$_6$-tshe$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàcài
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàcài
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^4$-tsʻai$^4$
*** Yale: dà-tsài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtsay
*** Palladius: дацай (dacaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daai$^6$ coi$^3$
*** Yale: daaih choi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daai$^6$ tsoi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dai$^6$ coi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-chhoi
*** Hakka Romanization System: tai coi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tai$^4$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: tai$^˖$ coi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰai³³ t͡sʰoi¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-chhài
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-tshài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxzhaix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dua$^7$ cai$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tuā tshài
*** Sinological IPA : /tua¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$du-tshe; $^6$da-tshe
*** MiniDict: du$^去$ tshe; da$^去$ tshe
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$du-tshe; $^3$da-tshe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /du²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/, /da²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$dou$_6$-tshe$_5$
*** MiniDict: dou$^去$ tshe$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /dəu²² t͡sʰe³³/

### Noun

大菜
* main course of a banquet (typically a whole duck or chicken)
* feast; banquet
* Western-style food
* (Hakka, Teochew) Chinese mustard (Brassica juncea)

#### Synonyms

* (feast):
* 夜宴 (yèyàn, “evening banquet”) (literary)
* 宴席 (yànxí)
* 宴會 / 宴会 (yànhuì)
* 筵宴 (yányàn) (literary)
* 筵席 (yánxí)
* 酒宴 (jiǔyàn)
* 酒席 (jiǔxí)
* 酒水 (Wu)
* 酒筵 (jiǔyán) (literary)
* 飲宴 / 饮宴 (yǐnyàn)
* 饗宴 / 飨宴 (xiǎngyàn)
* (Western-style food):
* 大餐 (dàcān)
* 西菜 (xīcài)
* 西餐 (xīcān)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西餐, 西菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 西餐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 西餐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 西餐, 西菜 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 西餐 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 西餐 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 西菜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 西餐 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 西餐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 西餐 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 西餐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 西餐 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 西餐 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 西餐, 番仔菜 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 西餐 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 西餐 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 西餐 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛食 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 紅毛食 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 西餐 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 西餐, 西菜, 大菜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 大菜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 大菜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 大菜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大菜 |
* (Brassica juncea):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 芥菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 芥菜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 芥菜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 芥菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 芥菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 芥菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 芥菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 芥菜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 芥菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 芥菜, 衝菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 芥菜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 芥菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 芥菜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 芥菜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 芥菜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 芥菜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 芥菜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 芥菜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 芥菜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 芥菜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 芥菜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 芥菜, 大菜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 芥菜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 芥菜, 大菜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 芥菜, 大菜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 芥菜, 大菜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 芥菜, 大菜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 芥菜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 芥菜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 春不老 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 芥菜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 芥菜 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 芥菜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 芥菜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 芥菜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 芥菜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 大菜 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 大菜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 大菜 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 芥菜, 赤菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 芥菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 芥菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 芥菜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 芥菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 芥菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 芥菜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 芥菜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Danyang | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 芥菜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 芥菜 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 芥菜 |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “Western-style food”):
* 中國菜 / 中国菜 (Zhōngguócài)
* 中餐 (zhōngcān)

#### Derived terms

* 六月大菜——假有心