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甘藍菜

简甘蓝菜 · 繁甘藍菜

Mandarin · pinyin gān lán cài

cabbage

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甘: gān · sweetness; sweet, tasty
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菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
蓝: lán · blue; indigo plant; surname

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1–2–4 · gan1 lan2 cai4

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gam1 laam4 coi3

Cantonese word readings for 甘藍菜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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