菜篮子 Traditional form: 菜籃子 Pinyin (reading): càilánzi Definitions: vegetable or food basket (fig.) food supply Characters: 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food 篮 - basket; goal 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing Traditional characters: 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food 籃 - basket; goal 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing