家常菜
jiā cháng cài
Pinyin
Definition
家常菜
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- home cooking
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
三纲五常
- 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不是一家人不进一家门
- 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
- 2 marriages are predestined
- 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
- 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
- 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
- 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
Sample Sentences
中国幅员辽阔,每个地方都有自己的家乡菜,但如今,各地家乡菜都成了我们的家常菜,比如川菜粤菜。
China is such a vast place, every place has its own local dishes, but nowadays, local dishes from everywhere have become regular dishes in our homes, like Sichuanese dishes and Cantonese food.
就几个家常菜。随便吃吧!
Just a few home-style dishes. Dig in!