小菜 [－－]

Jyutping siu2 coi3
Pinyin xiǎo cài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. appetizer
  2. small side dish
  3. easy job
  4. piece of cake
  5. see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    份量​比​較細​，​可以​俾​單人​或​少數​人​享用​到​嘅​餸​（​量​詞​：​碟​／​味​）
    side dishes
    • 撚手小菜
      撚手小菜
      nan2 sau2 siu2 coi3
      best dish
    • 拿手小菜
      拿手小菜
      naa4 sau2 siu2 coi3
      specialty dish
    • 韓國餐廳通常有啲餐前小菜無限任添，好好食㗎。
      韩国餐厅通常有啲餐前小菜无限任添，好好食㗎。
      hon4 gwok3 caan1 ting1 tong1 soeng4 jau5 di1 caan1 cin4 siu2 coi3 mou4 haan6 jam6 tim1, hou2 hou2 sik6 gaa3.
      Usually in Korean restaurants, some appetizers and side dishes can be refilled for free before starting the meal, and they taste good.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    easy job; piece of cake
  2. noun, Southwestern-Mandarin, Xiang
    vegetable; greens
  3. noun
    small side dish
  4. noun
    appetizer
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这儿周围有没有小菜场跟大型超市，买生活用品方便吗？
    這兒周圍有沒有小菜場跟大型超市，買生活用品方便嗎？
    zhè er zhōu wéi yǒu méi yǒu xiǎo cài chǎng gēn dà xíng chāo shì ， mǎi shēng huó yòng pǐn fāng biàn ma ？
    • Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
  2. Mandarin
    小菜一碟。
    小菜一碟。
    xiǎo cài yī dié 。
    • It's a piece of cake.
    • Piece of cake!
    • Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    撚手小菜
    撚手小菜
    nan2 sau2 siu2 coi3
    • best dish
    • dishes that a restaurant or a person is particularly good at
    • signature dish
  2. Cantonese
    巧手小菜
    巧手小菜
    haau2 sau2 siu2 coi3
    • delicate dishes
  3. Cantonese
    阿姐呀，你哋有咩撚手小菜啊？
    阿姐呀，你哋有咩撚手小菜啊？
    aa3 ze1 aa4, nei5 dei6 jau5 me1 nan2 sau2 siu2 coi3 aa3?
    • Hey lady, do you have special dishes to recommend?
  4. Cantonese
    拿手小菜
    拿手小菜
    naa4 sau2 siu2 coi3
    • specialty dish
  5. Cantonese
    韩国餐厅通常有啲餐前小菜无限任添，好好食㗎。
    韓國餐廳通常有啲餐前小菜無限任添，好好食㗎。
    hon4 gwok3 caan1 ting1 tong1 soeng4 jau5 di1 caan1 cin4 siu2 coi3 mou4 haan6 jam6 tim1, hou2 hou2 sik6 gaa3.
    • Usually in Korean restaurants, some appetizers and side dishes can be refilled for free before starting the meal, and they taste good.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    与外国人用英语对话对他来说是小菜一碟。
    與外國人用英語對話對他來説是小菜一碟。
    yǔ wài guó rén yòng yīng yǔ duì huà duì tā lái shuō shì xiǎo cài yī dié ．
    • It's a piece of cake for him to speak English with foreigners.