niáncài

年菜

Word · Noun

New Year's feast dishes; holiday food

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

special festive dishes prepared for the Lunar New Year; New Year's feast food

Refers specifically to the elaborate and often symbolic dishes made for the Spring Festival celebration. It is a collective term for all the special foods.

Mā妈
ma妈
cóng从
sān三
tiān天
qián前
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
zhǔn准
bèi备
nián年
cài菜
le了
 。

Mom started preparing the New Year's dishes three days ago.

Nián年
yè夜
fàn饭
zhuō桌
shàng上
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
fēng丰
shèng盛
de的
nián年
cài菜
 。

The New Year's Eve dinner table was covered with sumptuous holiday dishes.

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Yú鱼
hé和
jiǎo饺
zi子
dōu都
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
nián年
cài菜
 。

Fish and dumplings are both traditional New Year's dishes.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
tuī推
chū出
le了
xīn新
nián年
qī期
jiān间
de的
nián年
cài菜
wài外
mài卖
tào套
cān餐
 。

This restaurant has launched a takeaway set meal of New Year's dishes for the holiday period.