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Jyutping coi3 laam4 zi2
Pinyin cài lán zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. vegetable or food basket
  2. (fig.) food supply
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    vegetable or food basket
  2. noun, figuratively
    non-staple food supply
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​菜籃子​」​通常​指裝菜​用​的​籃子​,​例如​:​媽媽​提著​菜籃子​上​市場​。​但​在​大陸​,​「​菜籃子​」​是​指​城鎮​蔬果​及其​他​副食品​的​供應​,​例如​:​政府​介入​調節​,​以​保障​民眾​的​菜籃子​。