Etymology

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Today it means: Economy rice (rice sold with a combination of other dishes). Full definition →

Hokkien 菜飯 /菜饭
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from菜飯 /菜饭
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From Hokkien 菜飯 /菜饭 (chhài-pn̄g).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.