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点菜 diǎn cài to order dishes (in a restaurant)
菜肴 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes; dish
名菜 míng cài famous dishes / specialty dishes
yáo meat dishes / mixed viands
大鱼大肉 ròu dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish / lavish meal
奶汁 nǎi zhī milk from a woman's breast / milk (used in the names of dishes to indicate white sauce)
杯盘狼藉 bēi pán láng cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
祭器 ritual dishes / sacrificial vessels
zhòu (dialect) to wrap with straw / classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw
三茶六饭 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
拼餐 pīn cān (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
盘飧 pán sūn dishes / the food in a dish
盘碗 pán wǎn dishes / crockery / plates and cups
汤类 tāng lèi soup dishes (on menu)
荤辛 hūn xīn very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
洗碗 wǎn to wash the dishes
饭类 fàn lèi rice dishes (on menu)
面类 miàn lèi noodle dishes (on menu)
打抛 pāo holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬|打抛猪[da3pao1zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)
莼羹鲈脍 chún gēng - kuài (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown / (idiom) homesickness
集餐 cān communal dining where one takes one's food from dishes served to everyone at the table (contrasted with 分餐[fen1can1])
黄花菜都凉了 huáng huā cài dōu liáng le lit. the dishes are cold (idiom) / fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time


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