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食案方丈 — “Food trays a square zhang”

食案方丈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a lavish meal with an abundance of food spread out over a large area, indicating extravagance in dining”. Literally, “Food trays a square zhang”.

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食案方丈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

食案方丈 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
食
shí9eat food eclipse
案
àn10case, desk, plan
方
fāng4square, direction, method, just
丈
zhàng3unit of length, old man

Example Sentence with 食案方丈

在过去的富裕人家,宴请宾客时常是食案方丈,山珍海味应有尽有,尽显主人的慷慨。
In affluent households of the past, when entertaining guests, meals were often so lavish that food trays covered a vast area, displaying a rich assortment of delicacies and showing the host's generosity.

Idioms Related to 食案方丈

Synonyms of 食案方丈

  • shí食qián前fāng方zhàng丈eating lavishly with an extravagant array of dishes
  • shí食bì必fāng方zhàng丈to dine sumptuously with abundant dishes

Antonyms of 食案方丈

  • shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish

More idioms starting with 食

  • shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
  • shí食bù不chōng充kǒu口unable to get enough food
  • shí食bù不chōng充cháng肠not enough food to satisfy hunger
  • shí食bù不chōng充jī饥barely enough food to survive
  • shí食bù不jiān兼wèi味eat only one dish
  • shí食bù不jiān兼ròu肉eat simply, limiting meat consumption
  • shí食bù不yàn厌jīng精,,kuài脍bù不yàn厌xì细eat well-prepared refined food
  • shí食bù不niàn念bǎo饱eat with moderation
  • shí食bù不xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
  • shí食bù不guǒ果fù腹not have enough food to eat
  • shí食bù不qiú求gān甘not seek delicious food

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Questions about 食案方丈

What does 食案方丈 mean?

食案方丈 (shí àn fāng zhàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a lavish meal with an abundance of food spread out over a large area, indicating extravagance in dining”.

How do you pronounce 食案方丈?

食案方丈 is pronounced shí àn fāng zhàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 食案方丈 literally mean?

Literally, 食案方丈 means “Food trays a square zhang”. It is used to mean “to describe a lavish meal with an abundance of food spread out over a large area, indicating extravagance in dining”.

What is the Chinese definition of 食案方丈?

形容吃的阔气。同“食前方丈”。

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