美食

Chinese
beautiful; beauty; America
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (美食) 美 食
simp. #(美食) 美 食

Pronunciation

Noun

美食

  1. delicious food; fine cuisine; scrumptious dishes; culinary delights

Usage notes

There is no exact equivalent for English food in Chinese. The most generic term for food is 食物 (shíwù). Use 食品 (shípǐn) for food products, 菜餚／菜肴 (càiyáo) for dishes of food, 美食 (měishí) when the taste of the food is emphasised and 吃的 (chīde) in colloquial contexts. For food as in cuisine, consider 菜 (cài) or 料理 (liàolǐ).

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 美食家 (měishíjiā)
  • 美食甘寢／美食甘寝
  • 美食街 (měishíjiē)
  • 鮮衣美食／鲜衣美食

Japanese
Kanji in this term
美 食
び
Grade: 3		 しょく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) びしょく [bìshókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲiɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

美(び)食(しょく) • (bishoku) 

  1. delicious food; fine cuisine; scrumptious dishes

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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