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うんちぇー【蕹菜・甕菜】 : unchee | define meaning
unchee
Pronunciation: [ʔun̩t͡ɕeː]
Definition
Noun
- Water spinach (sp. Ipomoea aquatica); River spinach; Kangkong; Water morning glory; Water convolvulus; Chinese spinach; Swamp cabbage
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese【蕹菜・蓊菜・應菜・应菜】 "water spinach" (cf. Mandarin wèngcài, yōngcài; Cantonese ung3 coi3, ong3 coi3; Eastern Min óng-chái; Hokkien èng-chhài; Wu 1on-tshe; Sino-Japanese ようさい yousai and えんさい ensai), most likely borrowed from Eastern Min (Fuzhou).
Notes
Variant:
みじうんちぇー miji unchee
意味：ようさい・ヨウサイ【蕹菜・甕菜】、えんさい・エンサイ【蓊菜】