eat with rice; appetizing; dishes
Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesverb
to eat staple food accompanied by dishes
Describes the action of consuming rice or other staples together with side dishes.
He likes to eat his rice with chili sauce.
This pickled vegetable can be used as an accompaniment to rice.
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In the old days, poor people often ate their rice with just soy sauce.
adjective
appetizing; suitable to eat with rice; going well with staple food
Describes dishes that stimulate the appetite and complement rice well, often salty, spicy, or flavorful.
This dish is very appetizing and goes well with rice.
Hot and sour dishes are particularly good with rice.
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This dish is good for drinking alcohol with but not suitable for eating with rice.
Pickled vegetables go better with rice than meat does.
noun
dishes; cuisine (dialectal)
dialectUsed in some dialects, particularly Wu dialect (Shanghai/Jiangsu/Zhejiang area), to refer to side dishes or cuisine in general.
What good dishes are there today?
Get a couple of dishes (over here).
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The dishes at this restaurant are not bad.