菜肴 (cài yáo) — dish, course (at a meal)
Definition
菜肴 is a formal, written word for prepared dishes, especially as a category in a meal — more literary than the everyday 菜. 佳肴 is a near-synonym that emphasizes delicious, fine food.
noun
dishcourse (at a meal)
Measure word · 道
Examples
- 菜肴，。Jīn tiān de cài yáo hěn fēng shèng, yǒu yú yǒu ròu.Today's dishes are abundant — there are fish and meat.
- 菜肴。Zhè dào cài yáo shì shī fu de ná shǒu cài.This is the master chef's specialty dish.
- 肴。Tā xué zuò cài yáo yǐ jīng yǒu shí nián le.He has been learning to cook dishes for ten years already.
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