cook; chef
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
cook; chef
dialectA dialectal term for a professional cook or chef, particularly common in some southern Chinese dialects such as Wu (e.g., Shanghainese) and Cantonese.
Wǒ我
ā阿
gōng公
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
fàn饭
diàn店
lǐ里
de的
chú厨
sī司
。
My grandfather used to be a cook in a restaurant.
Zhè这
wèi位
chú厨
sī司
zuò做
de的
běn本
bāng帮
cài菜
tè特
bié别
dì地
dào道
。
This chef makes Shanghainese cuisine that is particularly authentic.
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Xiāng乡
xià下
bàn办
jiǔ酒
xí席
，
qǐng请
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
wèi位
chú厨
sī司
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
。
For the banquet in the countryside, several cooks were hired to help.