"Dishes" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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盘碗 pán wǎn dishes / crockery / plates and cups
盘飧 pán sūn dishes / the food in a dish
饭餸 fàn sòng dishes (of food) (Cantonese)
菜肴 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes / dish
点菜 diǎn cài to order dishes (in a restaurant)
洗碗 xǐ wǎn to wash the dishes
名菜 míng cài famous dishes / specialty dishes
奶汁 nǎi zhī milk from a woman's breast / milk (used in the names of dishes to indicate white sauce)
杯盘狼藉 bēi pán láng jí cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom) / after a riotous drinking party
祭器 jì qì ritual dishes / sacrificial vessels
餚 yáo variant of 殽|肴, meat dishes / mixed viands
三茶六饭 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
荮 zhòu (dialect) to wrap with straw / classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw
汤类 tāng lèi soup dishes (on menu)
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
荤辛 hūn xīn very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
饭类 fàn lèi rice dishes (on menu)
面类 miàn lèi noodle dishes (on menu)
大鱼大肉 dà yú dà ròu dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish / lavish meal
拼餐 pīn cān (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
黄花菜都凉了 huáng huā cài dōu liáng le lit. the dishes are cold (idiom) / fig. to arrive late / to take one's sweet time
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