mixed leftovers from a banquet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mixed leftovers collected from a banquet table; table scraps
dialectPrimarily used in northern Chinese dialects. Historically associated with frugality or feeding livestock, but can also refer to the mixed dish itself.
Tā他
bǎ把
jiǔ酒
xí席
shàng上
de的
zhē折
luó箩
dài带
huí回
jiā家
wèi喂
zhū猪
。
He took the banquet leftovers home to feed the pigs.
Guò过
qù去
qióng穷
kǔ苦
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
chī吃
zhē折
luó箩
。
Poor families used to eat mixed leftovers.
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Zhè这
wǎn碗
zhē折
luó箩
shì是
hǎo好
jǐ几
dào道
cài菜
dào倒
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
de的
。
This bowl of mixed leftovers contains several dishes poured together.