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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: měishí
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měishíh
- Wade–Giles: mei3-shih2
- Yale: měi-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeishyr
- Palladius: мэйши (mɛjši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 sik6
- Yale: méih sihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 sik9
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 xig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mî-sṳ̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: miˊ siid
- Hagfa Pinyim: mi1 sid6
- Sinological IPA: /mi²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-si̍t
- Tâi-lô: bí-si̍t
- Phofsit Daibuun: bysit
- IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: mui2 ziah8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: múi tsia̍h
- Sinological IPA (key): /mui⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
美食
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
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 食 |
| び Grade: 3 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
美食 • (bishoku)
Derived terms
- 美食家 (bishokuka)
- 鮮衣美食 (sen'ibishoku)