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食
菜
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Jyutping
sik6 coi3
Pinyin
shí cài
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Min
to live on a vegetarian diet; to be a vegetarian
verb, Min
to eat vegetables
verb, Min-Nan
to eat a dish accompanying rice
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
佢净系食菜。
佢淨係食菜。
keoi5 zing6 hai6 sik6 coi3 。
She eats nothing but vegetables.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
这家餐厅提供纯素食菜吗?
這家餐廳提供純素食菜嗎?
zhè jiā cān tīng tí gōng chún sù shí cài ma ?
Does this restaurant serve vegan dishes?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢一路都唔钟意食菜。
佢一路都唔鐘意食菜。
keoi5 jat1 lou6 dou1 m4 zung1 ji3 sik6 coi3.
He has never liked vegetables.
Cantonese
佢食菜净系钟意食梗,唔食叶。
佢食菜淨係鍾意食梗,唔食葉。
keoi5 sik6 coi3 zing6 hai6 zung1 ji3 sik6 kwaang2, m4 sik6 jip6.
He only eats vegetable stems, but not leaves.
Cantonese
你净系食菜同饭,又唔食啲蛋呀肉呀豆类𠮶啲,唔够蛋白质噃。
你淨係食菜同飯,又唔食啲蛋呀肉呀豆類嗰啲,唔夠蛋白質噃。
nei5 zing6 hai6 sik6 coi3 tung4 faan6, jau6 m4 sik6 di1 daan2 aa3 juk6 aa3 dau2 leoi6 go2 di1, m4 gau3 daan2 baak6 zat1 bo3.
You eat only vegetables and rice, but not stuff like eggs, meats or legumes. There's not enough protein.
Cantonese
佢系都唔食菜,我都冇佢符。
佢係都唔食菜,我都冇佢符。
keoi5 hai6 dou1 m4 sik6 coi3, ngo5 dou1 mou5 keoi5 fu4.
He won't eat vegetables no matter what. I can't do anything about it.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Cantonese
净系食菜好似寡咗啲㖞。
净系食菜好似寡咗啲㖞。
zing6 hai6 sik6 coi3 hou2 ci5 gwaa2 zo2 di1 wo3.
It's kind of tasteless to eat vegetables only.