小菜 xiǎo cài ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ siu2 coi3
- appetizer
- small side dish
- easy job
- piece of cake
- see also 小菜一碟 xiǎo cài yī dié ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
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More words with these characters
小
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 大小 dà xiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daai6 siu2 large and small
- 小丑 xiǎo chǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄡˇ siu2 cau2 clown
- 小人 xiǎo rén ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ siu2 jan4 person of low social status (old)
- 小伙 xiǎo huǒ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ siu2 fo2 young guy
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- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小区 小區 xiǎo qū ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩ siu2 keoi1 housing estate; community; neighborhood
- 小卒 xiǎo zú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨˊ siu2 zeot1 foot soldier
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 小品 xiǎo pǐn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄣˇ siu2 ban2 short, simple literary or artistic creation
- 小型 xiǎo xíng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ siu2 jing4 small scale
- 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady
- 小子 xiǎo zi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ siu2 zi2 (coll.) boy
- 小孩 xiǎo hái ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ siu2 haai4 child
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小康 xiǎo kāng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄤ siu2 hong1 moderately affluent
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
菜
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 菜单 菜單 cài dān ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄢ coi3 daan1 menu
- 菠菜 bō cài ㄅㄛ ㄘㄞˋ bo1 coi3 spinach
- 蔬菜 shū cài ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ so1 coi3 vegetables
- 青菜 qīng cài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ ceng1 coi3 green vegetables
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- 点菜 點菜 diǎn cài ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˋ dim2 coi3 to order dishes (in a restaurant)
- 菜市场 菜市場 cài shì chǎng ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ coi3 si5 coeng4 food market
- A菜 A cài ˙ㄚ ㄘㄞˋ coi3 (Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
- 上菜 shàng cài ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ soeng5 coi3 to serve food
- 主菜 zhǔ cài ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˋ zyu2 coi3 main course
- 干菜 乾菜 gān cài ㄍㄢ ㄘㄞˋ gon1 coi3 dried vegetable
- 什菜 shí cài ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ zaap6 coi3 mixed vegetables
- 做菜 zuò cài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄞˋ zou6 coi3 to cook
- 冬菜 dōng cài ㄉㄨㄥ ㄘㄞˋ dung1 coi3 preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
- 冰菜 bīng cài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ bing1 coi3 ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
- 冷菜 lěng cài ㄌㄥˇ ㄘㄞˋ laang5 coi3 cold dish
- 出菜 chū cài ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˋ ceot1 coi3 (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer
- 前菜 qián cài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ cin4 coi3 appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
- 剩菜 shèng cài ㄕㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ zing6 coi3 leftovers (food)
- 副菜 fù cài ㄈㄨˋ ㄘㄞˋ fu3 coi3 side dish; side order
Idioms with these characters
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节 不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑 不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
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- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 gaai1 siu2 hong6 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ daam2 siu2 jyu4 syu2 (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
- 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
Example sentences
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小菜一碟 。
It's a piece of cake.
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这儿 這兒 周围 周圍 有没有 有沒有 小菜 场 場 跟 大型 超市 ， 买 買 生活 用品 方便 吗 嗎 ？
Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.