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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