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美味佳肴 — “Delicious food and fine dishes”

美味佳肴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “delicious food and fine dishes”. Delectable cuisine; sumptuous feast. Literally, “delicious delicacies”.

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美味佳肴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 美měi
  • 味wèi
  • 佳jiā
  • 肴yáo

美味佳肴 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
美
měi9beautiful, pleasing, America
味
wèi8taste, flavor, scent, interest
佳
jiā8Beautiful, good, excellent
肴
yáo8cooked meat and fish dishes

Example Sentence with 美味佳肴

节日的餐桌上摆满了美味佳肴,让人垂涎欲滴。
The holiday table was laden with delicious food and fine dishes, making everyone's mouth water.

Idioms Related to 美味佳肴

Synonyms of 美味佳肴

  • jiā佳yáo肴měi美wèi味delicious and exquisite dishes
  • jiā佳yáo肴měi美zhuàn馔delicious and exquisite dishes

Antonyms of 美味佳肴

  • qīng清tāng汤guǎ寡shuǐ水watery, bland, and flavorless
  • cū粗chá茶dàn淡fàn饭live a simple and frugal life

More idioms starting with 美

  • měi美bù不shèng胜shōu收too many beautiful things to appreciate
  • měi美zhōng中bù不zú足a minor flaw in an otherwise perfect thing
  • měi美rén人jì计honey trap
  • měi美rén人chí迟mù暮beauty fading with age
  • měi美rén人xiāng香cǎo草noble virtues and loyalty
  • měi美qí其míng名yuē曰euphemistically call it
  • měi美huàn奂měi美lún轮magnificent and grand buildings
  • měi美nǚ女pò破shé舌Beauty distracts rulers from sound advice
  • měi美nǚ女zān簪huā花Elegant calligraphy or fresh beautiful literature
  • měi美rú如guān冠yù玉exceptionally handsome
  • měi美yì意yán延nián年Optimism and cheerfulness prolong life
  • měi美jǐng景liáng良chén辰beautiful scenery and pleasant time

Questions about 美味佳肴

What does 美味佳肴 mean?
美味佳肴 (měi wèi jiā yáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “delicious food and fine dishes”.
How do you pronounce 美味佳肴?
美味佳肴 is pronounced měi wèi jiā yáo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 美味佳肴 literally mean?
Literally, 美味佳肴 means “delicious delicacies”. It is used to mean “delicious food and fine dishes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 美味佳肴?
指上等的、第一流的食品,精致可口的饭菜或味道鲜美的食品
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