xiū
馐
delicacy; dainty
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
delicious food; dainties; delicacies
literaryClassical Chinese term for fine foods, often used in literary or formal contexts. Commonly appears in the compound 珍羞.
Yàn宴
xí席
shàng上
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
zhēn珍
xiū羞
měi美
wèi味
。
The banquet table was filled with delicacies and fine foods.
Shān山
zhōng中
wú无
zhēn珍
xiū羞
，
wéi唯
yǒu有
cū粗
chá茶
dàn淡
fàn饭
。
In the mountains there are no delicacies, only simple meals of coarse tea and plain rice.
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Cǐ此
nǎi乃
yù御
cì赐
zhēn珍
xiū羞
，
bù不
kě可
làng浪
fèi费
。
These are imperially bestowed delicacies that must not be wasted.