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食必方丈 — “Food must fill a square zhang; food certainly covers a square zhang”

食必方丈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an extremely lavish and extravagant meal, with food spread out over a vast area; to dine sumptuously with an abundance of dishes”. Literally, “Food must fill a square zhang; food certainly covers a square zhang”.

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食必方丈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

食必方丈 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
食
shí9eat food eclipse
必
bì5must, bound to
方
fāng4square, direction, method, just
丈
zhàng3unit of length, old man

Example Sentence with 食必方丈

旧时富贵人家,宴客时往往食必方丈,极尽奢华
In ancient times, wealthy families often served lavish banquets where food covered a vast area when entertaining guests, demonstrating extreme extravagance.

Idioms Related to 食必方丈

Synonyms of 食必方丈

  • shí食qián前fāng方zhàng丈eating lavishly with an extravagant array of dishes
  • shí食àn案fāng方zhàng丈lavish meal with abundant food

Antonyms of 食必方丈

  • 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 食必方丈

What does 食必方丈 mean?

食必方丈 (shí bì fāng zhàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have an extremely lavish and extravagant meal, with food spread out over a vast area; to dine sumptuously with an abundance of dishes”.

How do you pronounce 食必方丈?

食必方丈 is pronounced shí bì fāng zhàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 食必方丈 literally mean?

Literally, 食必方丈 means “Food must fill a square zhang; food certainly covers a square zhang”. It is used to mean “to have an extremely lavish and extravagant meal, with food spread out over a vast area; to dine sumptuously with an abundance of dishes”.

What is the Chinese definition of 食必方丈?

形容吃的阔气。同“食前方丈”。

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