Etymology

chap chye

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Hokkien 雜菜 /杂菜
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from雜菜 /杂菜
  2. English todaychap chye

From Hokkien 雜菜 /杂菜 (cha̍p-chhài). Doublet of japchae.

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