佳肴 (jiā yáo) — fine food, delicacies, delicious dishes
Definition
Literary 'delicacies, fine dishes' — more formal and written than 美食 or 美味, and emphasizes dishes prepared for a meal (菜肴) rather than food as a category.
noun
fine fooddelicaciesdelicious dishes
Examples
- 佳肴。Chú shī wèi wǒ men zhǔn bèi le yì zhuō jiā yáo.The chef prepared a table of fine dishes for us.
- 佳肴。Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn de jiā yáo yuǎn jìn wén míng.The fine food at this hotel is famous far and wide.
- 佳肴。Tā xǐ huan pǐn cháng gè dì de jiā yáo.He enjoys tasting delicacies from various places.
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