小菜

xiǎo cài

Dictionary entry

appetizer

What does 小菜 mean?

小菜 (xiǎo cài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1appetizer

2small side dish

3easy job

4piece of cake

5see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]

Character breakdown

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小xiǎosmall · tiny 菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]) · dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2])

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小菜

xiǎo cài

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