芥蘭

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (芥蘭)		芥	蘭
simp. (芥兰)		芥	兰

Etymology

Compare Persian کلم (kalam, “cabbage”).

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièlán, gàilán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄢˊ, ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ laan^4-2
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ka-le

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièlán
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-lan²
    • Yale: jyè-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehlan
    • Palladius: цзелань (czelanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ län³⁵/
    • Homophones:
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàilán
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàilán
    • Wade–Giles: kai⁴-lan²
    • Yale: gài-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaylan
    • Palladius: гайлань (gajlanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹ län³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ laan^4-2
    • Yale: gaai láan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ laan^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ lan^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ laːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ka-le
    • MiniDict: ka^平 le
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ka-le
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ka⁵⁵ le²¹/

Noun

芥蘭

1. kailan; Chinese broccoli; Chinese kale

Synonyms

• 芥蘭菜／芥兰菜
• 芥藍菜／芥蓝菜 (gàiláncài)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 芥藍／芥蓝 (kè-nâ)

Derived terms

• 炒芥蘭 / 炒芥兰 (caau² gaai³ laan^4-2) (Cantonese)

 

Descendants

• English: kailan, gailan, gai-lan, kai-lan
• Burmese: ကိုက်လန် (kuiklan)^[1]
• Vietnamese: cải làn
• Indonesian: kailan

References

1. Myanmar-English Dictionary (1993, Myanmar Language Commission; republished 1996, Dunwoody Press)