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荤菜

Word · NounTraditional葷菜

meat dish; non-vegetarian food

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

meat dish; non-vegetarian food

neutral

泛指含有肉类、家禽、鱼类、海鲜或动物油的菜,与素菜(vegetarian dishes)相对。在饮食文化(如佛教素食)或点餐时常用此区分。

Zhè这
dùn顿
fàn饭
hūn荤
cài菜
tài太
duō多
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
diǎn点
liǎng两
gè个
sù素
cài菜
ba吧
 。

There are too many meat dishes in this meal; let's order two vegetarian dishes.

Tā他
shì是
sù素
shí食
zhǔ主
yì义
zhě者
 ,
suǒ所
yǐ以
bù不
chī吃
rèn任
hé何
hūn荤
cài菜
 。

He is a vegetarian, so he doesn't eat any non-vegetarian food.

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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
hūn荤
cài菜
zuò做
de得
tè特
bié别
xiāng香
 。

The meat dishes at this restaurant are especially delicious.

Yàn宴
huì会
shàng上
hūn荤
sù素
dā搭
pèi配
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
shèng盛
 。

The banquet featured a combination of meat and vegetable dishes, making it very sumptuous.