<p>When I spoke Mandarin in Guangzhou, I -- and the people I was talking to -- called it 菜心, càixīn. Outside of Guangzhou, I heard it called 广东菜心, Guàngdōng càixīn.</p>

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2012-02-23T17:12:20.907Z
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Alf
<p>菜心 is Mandarin. 通指青菜的心。在很多菜名中有用到，比如果香菇菜心。</p>

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2012-02-27T15:50:19.230Z
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BigG
<p>In Taiwan at least definitely called 菜心 and pronounced "cài xīn".</p>

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2012-02-27T16:12:23.667Z
2012-02-27T16:12:23.667Z
Dan
<p>Is the vegetable 菜心 (Choy Sum - English rendering of Cantonese) called 菜心 in Mandarin? Is it pronounced "cài xīn" or is it pronounced as it would be in Cantonese?</p>

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Is 菜心 used in Mandarin?
# Is 菜心 used in Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-23)

Is the vegetable 菜心 (Choy Sum - English rendering of Cantonese) called 菜心 in Mandarin? Is it pronounced "cài xīn" or is it pronounced as it would be in Cantonese?

**Tags:** mandarin, cantonese, proper-nouns, food


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-02-23. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

When I spoke Mandarin in Guangzhou, I -- and the people I was talking to -- called it 菜心, càixīn. Outside of Guangzhou, I heard it called 广东菜心, Guàngdōng càixīn.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-02-27. Score: 2

菜心 is Mandarin. 通指青菜的心。在很多菜名中有用到，比如果香菇菜心。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-02-27. Score: 2

In Taiwan at least definitely called 菜心 and pronounced "cài xīn".


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