cold dish; appetizer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
cold dish; appetizer; cold platter
dialectA dialect term commonly used in northern China, referring to small cold dishes served at the beginning of a meal or alongside alcohol. Often interchangeable with 凉菜 or 冷盘.
Wǒ我
men们
xiān先
diǎn点
jǐ几
gè个
lěng冷
dié碟
ér儿
xià下
jiǔ酒
。
Let's order a few cold dishes first to go with the alcohol.
Zhè这
dào道
lěng冷
dié碟
ér儿
bàn拌
de得
hěn很
rù入
wèi味
。
This cold dish is marinated with great flavor.
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Běi北
fāng方
yàn宴
xí席
shàng上
，
lěng冷
dié碟
ér儿
tōng通
cháng常
bǎi摆
zài在
zhuō桌
zi子
zhōng中
jiān间
。
At banquets in the north, cold dishes are usually placed in the center of the table.