Meanings
proper noun
- TaiwanhumorousNickname for Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese politician.
Origin
Pun on Tsai's name in Mandarin 蔡英文 (Cài Yīngwén), which is homophonous to 菜 (cài, “vegetable”) + 英文 (Yīngwén, “English”).
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APA
Vegetable English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vegetable%20English
MLA
“Vegetable English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vegetable%20English. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vegetable English,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vegetable%20English.
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