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turnip cake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A savoury Chinese dim sum dish made with radish and usually pan-fried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: radish cake, carrot cake, chai tow kway

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 蘿蔔糕 /萝卜糕 (lo4 baak6 gou1) — savoury cake made with radish
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 菜頭粿 /菜头粿 (chái-tàu-guōi) — savoury cake made with radish
  • Hakka Chinese: 蘿蔔粄 /萝卜粄 (lò-phe̍t-pán) — savoury cake made with radish
  • Hakka Chinese: 菜頭粄 /菜头粄 (chhoi-thèu-pán) — savoury cake made with radish
  • Chinese: 菜頭粿 /菜头粿 (zh-min-nan) — savoury cake made with radish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘿蔔糕 /萝卜糕 (luóbogāo) — savoury cake made with radish
  • Thai: ขนมหัวผักกาด — savoury cake made with radish
  • Thai: ขนมผักกาด — savoury cake made with radish
  • Vietnamese: bánh củ cải — savoury cake made with radish