山珍海味
shān zhēn hǎi wèi
Pinyin

Definition

山珍海味
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shān zhēn hǎi wèi
  1. exotic delicacies
  2. luxury foodstuff from distant locations

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
刘海
liú hǎi
  1. 1 bangs
  2. 2 fringe (hair)
口味
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
味
wèi
  1. 1 taste
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 classifier for drugs (in TCM)
味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是福建菜，用料都是最顶级的山珍海味，包括鲍鱼、鱼翅，用小火慢慢熬制。传说是人间第一鲜美，连和尚都挡不住诱惑，要来品尝。
shì fújiàn cài ，yòngliào dōu shì zuì dǐngjí de shānzhēnhǎiwèi ，bāokuò bàoyú 、yúchì ，yòng xiǎohuǒ mànmàn áozhì 。chuánshuō shì rénjiān dì yī xiānměi ，lián héshang dōu dǎng bùzhù yòuhuò ，yàolái pǐncháng 。
It's a Fujian dish. The ingredients are the highest-grade delicacies, including abalone and shark fins. You use a low flame to cook it slowly. The legend says that it's the finest dish on earth. Even monks can't resist its temptations, and want to try it.
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