27.14 Vocabulary: Vegetables

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1.	菜	coi3	vegetables (colloquial)
2.	蔬菜	so1 coi3	vegetables (less colloquial, usually appearing on the menu)
3.	時菜	si4 coi3	seasonal vegetables (usually appearing in dish names)
4.	蕃茄	faan1 ke2	tomato
5.	西芹	sai1 kan2	celery
6.	蘆筍	lou6 seon2	asparagus
7.	西蘭花	sai1 laan4 faa1	broccoli
8.	椰菜花	je4 coi3 faa1	cauliflower
9.	椰菜	je4 coi3	cabbage
10.	菠菜	bo1 coi3	spinach
11.	通菜	tung1 coi3	water spinach
12.	菜心	coi3 sam1	choy sum
13.	芥蘭	gaai3 laan2	gai lan
14.	白菜	baak6 coi3	bok choy
14.	白菜仔	baak6 coi3 zai2	bok choy
15.	生菜	saang1 coi3	lettuce
15.	西生菜	sai1 saang1 coi3	lettuce
16.	唐生菜	tong4 saang1 coi3	Chinese lettuce
17.	蘿蔔	lo4 baak6	white turnip
18.	紅蘿蔔	hung4 lo4 baak6	carrot
19.	矮瓜	ai2 gwaa1	eggplant Note: 矮瓜 ai2 gwaa1 is more commonly used when referring to the vegetable in everyday conversation. 茄子 ke2 zi2 usually appears in dish names.
19.	茄子	ke2 zi2
20.	翠肉瓜	ceoi3 juk6 gwaa1	zucchini
21.	冬瓜	dung1 gwaa1	wax gourd
22.	節瓜	zit3 gwaa1	hairy gourd
23.	苦瓜	fu2 gwaa1	bitter melon Note: 苦瓜 fu2 gwaa1 is more commonly used when referring to the vegetable in everyday conversation. 涼瓜 loeng4 gwaa1 usually appears in dish names because 苦 fu2 (‘bitter’) is considered an unlucky word and doesn’t look appealing on a menu.
23.	涼瓜	loeng4 gwaa1
24.	南瓜	naam4 gwaa1	pumpkin
25.	四季豆	sei3 gwai3 dau2	green beans
26.	粟米	suk1 mai5	corn
27.	豆腐	dau6 fu6	tofu
28.	薯仔	syu4 zai2	potato
29.	菇	gu1	mushrooms
30.	薑	goeng1	ginger
31.	蔥	cung1	spring onion
32.	芫茜 / 芫荽	jim4 sai1	coriander
33.	洋蔥	joeng4 cung1	onion
34.	蒜	syun3	garlic
35.	辣椒	laat6 ziu1	chili
36.	三色椒	saam1 sik1 ziu1	sweet pepper (三色椒saam1 sik1 ziu1 literally means ‘three + color + pepper’)
36.	甜椒	tim4 ziu1