韭菜花

韭

• 韭菜 jiǔ cài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ gau2 coi3 garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
• 韭黄 韭黃 jiǔ huáng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ gau2 wong4 yellow chives (Chinese chives grown without sunlight, resulting in white stems and yellow leaves)
• 割韭菜 gē jiǔ cài ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ got3 gau2 coi3 (fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit
• 韭菜盒子 jiǔ cài hé zi ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄗ gau2 coi3 hap6 zi2 chive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients (usually contains scrambled eggs)

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

花

• 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging
• 桂花 guì huā ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ gwai3 faa1 osmanthus flowers
• 桃花 táo huā ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ tou4 faa1 peach blossom
• 梅花 méi huā ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚ mui4 faa1 plum blossom
• 棉花 mián hua ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ min4 faa1 cotton

• 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài chī fàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
• 小菜一碟 xiǎo cài yī dié ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊ siu2 coi3 jat1 dip6 a small appetizer

• 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
• 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
• 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman