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Chinese
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beautiful; beauty; America
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eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
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美
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食
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美
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食
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Pronunciation
Noun
美食
- delicious food; fine cuisine; scrumptious dishes; culinary delights
Usage notes
There is no exact equivalent for English food in Chinese. The most generic term for food is 食物 (shíwù). Use 食品 (shípǐn) for food products, 菜餚／菜肴 (càiyáo) for dishes of food, 美食 (měishí) when the taste of the food is emphasised and 吃的 (chīde) in colloquial contexts. For food as in cuisine, consider 菜 (cài) or 料理 (liàolǐ).
Synonyms
- 滋味 (zīwèi) (archaic)
- 甘脆 (gāncuì) (literary)
- 美味 (měiwèi)
- 鮮味／鲜味 (xiānwèi)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
美食 • (bishoku)
- delicious food; fine cuisine; scrumptious dishes
Derived terms
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