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盘子 pán zi tray / plate / dish / CL:個|个[ge4]
菜 cài vegetable / greens (CL:棵[ke1]) / dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]) / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor / (coll.) (one's) type
菜色 cài sè dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition)
菜肴 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes / dish
菜式 cài shì dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)
锅盖 guō gài saucepan lid / (satellite) dish
餐点 cān diǎn food / dish / meal
盘 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
碟 dié dish / plate
皿 mǐn (bound form) dish / vessel / shallow container / radical no. 108
家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon
芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]
炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish
吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
冷面 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
碟子 dié zi saucer / small dish / CL:盤|盘[pan2]
素菜 sù cài vegetable dish
热炒 rè chǎo stir-fried dish (Tw)
板面 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia
小太阳 xiǎo tài yáng parabolic heater / heat dish
比翼双飞 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
鱼肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish
荤菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables
冷菜 lěng cài cold dish / cold food
热干面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce &ndash / popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
菜蔬 cài shū greens / vegetables / vegetable side dish
卤菜 lǔ cài pot-stewed dish
腊八粥 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
关东煮 Guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
培养皿 péi yǎng mǐn Petri dish
梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
鲊 zhǎ salted fish / dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments
看菜吃饭 kān cài chī fàn to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
抓饭 zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
楪 dié small dish / window
一品锅 yī pǐn guō dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish
佛跳墙 fó tiào qiáng lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
冷盆 lěng pén cold dish / appetizer
地三鲜 dì sān xiān dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
干扁豆角 gān biǎn dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
彼得里皿 Bǐ dé lǐ mǐn Petri dish
折箩 zhē luó mixed dish of the food left over from a banquet
擦碗布 cā wǎn bù dish cloth / tea towel
新疆小盘鸡 Xīn jiāng xiǎo pán jī Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China)
东坡肘子 Dōng pō zhǒu zi Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
涮锅子 shuàn guō zi hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
烧味 shāo wèi siu mei / spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine
盘飧 pán sūn dishes / the food in a dish
盘餐 pán cān side dish
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
紫菜包饭 zǐ cài bāo fàn gimbap, aka kimbap (Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in a sheet of nori)
蛋包饭 dàn bāo fàn omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup
试杯 shì bēi Petri dish / test dish / trial slide
金盘玉食 jīn pán yù shí lit. gold dish, jade food / epicurean food
餸 sòng side dish / groceries (Cantonese)
素面 sù miàn vegetable noodle dish
夫妻肺片 fū qī fèi piàn popular Sichuan cold dish made of thinly sliced beef and beef offal
蚂蚁上树 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) / (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body / (erotic massage) full-body licking
配菜 pèi cài side dish
下酒菜 xià jiǔ cài dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks / snack eaten with drinks
天线盘  antenna dish
君子报仇，十年不晚 jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom) / fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
家乡菜 jiā xiāng cài regional dish / local cuisine
烘碗机 hōng wǎn jī dish dryer
老虎菜 lǎo hǔ cài tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek
黑轮 hēi lún oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
左宗棠鸡 Zuǒ Zōng táng jī General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
𩠌 sòng dish of food, usu. to be eaten with rice (Cantonese)
沥水架 lì shuǐ jià dish rack
筒子米糕 tǒng zǐ mǐ gāo rice tube pudding, a single-serve column of glutinous rice topped with a sauce and garnished (Taiwanese dish, originally prepared by stuffing rice into bamboo tubes and steaming them)
手抓饭 shǒu zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
出菜 chū cài (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer / to serve food
黑白切 hēi bái qiē (Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. [oo-pe̍h-tshiat], where 烏白 / means "as one pleases")
醉虾 zuì xiā drunken shrimp (Chinese dish based on shrimps marinated in Chinese wine)
干煸豆角 gān biān dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
下饭 xià fàn to eat one's rice with an accompanying dish (to make the rice more palatable) / (of a dish) to go well with rice
干锅 gān guō dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
出餐 chū cān (of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal / to dish out the food
副菜 fù cài side dish / side order
烧鸟 shāo niǎo yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
看菜吃饭 kàn cài - chī fàn lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances
硬菜 yìng cài (dialect) meaty dish
茶碗蒸 chá wǎn zhēng chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl
菜品 cài pǐn culinary dish
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