| 什菜 | shi2 cai4 | mixed vegetables |
| 卖菜 | mai4 cai4 | |
| 国菜 | guo2 cai4 | national food specialty |
| 塌棵菜 | ta1 ke1 cai4 | Chinese flat cabbage |
| 夹菜 | jia1 cai4 | to get food |
| 招牌菜 | zhao1 pai2 cai4 | specialty dish |
| 时菜 | shi2 cai4 | seasonal vegetable |
| 歇菜 | xie1 cai4 | Game over |
| 水蕹菜 | shui3 weng4 cai4 | water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia |
| 热菜 | re4 cai4 | hot dishes |
| 熟菜 | shu2 cai4 | cooked food (ready to eat) |
| 番菜 | fan1 cai4 | western food |
| 秋菜 | qiu1 cai4 | autumn vegetables |