粵

西sai1洋joeng4菜coi3

sai1 joeng4 coi3xī yáng cài

English

  1. watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
  2. (slang) 1. Female Westerner; 2. Western lady or girl
  3. watercress

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種水生蔬菜，喺廣東同香港係常見嘅食材。（量詞:樖）

Examples

  • 係西方長大嘅女仔

    a young woman who grows up in Western countries; literally: Western Ocean vegetable

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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