梅干菜

Traditional form:

梅乾菜

Pinyin (reading):

méigāncài

Definitions:

• salt-pickled sun-dried cabbage (or potherb mustard etc)

Characters:

• 梅 - plum; prune; surname
• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food

Traditional characters:

• 梅 - plum; prune; surname
• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food