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髮菜

简发菜 · 繁髮菜

Mandarin · pinyin fà cài

long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme), an edible algae
also called faat choy or hair moss

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髮: fà · fǎ · hair
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–4 · fa4 cai4

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faat3 coi3

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noun

hair moss; fat choy (the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme, which is eaten as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine)

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