delicacies; dainties; choice food
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
delicacies; rare and delicious food; dainties
literaryVariant form of 珍馐. Literarily used to denote precious and tasty food.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
zhuō桌
shàng上
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
zhēn珍
xiū羞
，
tā他
què却
méi没
yǒu有
wèi胃
kǒu口
。
Although the table was filled with delicacies, he had no appetite.
Zhè这
shì是
gōng宫
tíng廷
zhēn珍
xiū羞
，
píng平
cháng常
bǎi百
xìng姓
nán难
yǐ以
cháng尝
dào到
。
These are imperial court delicacies that ordinary people rarely get to taste.
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Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
：
“
Shí食
bù不
yàn厌
jīng精
，
kuài脍
bù不
yàn厌
xì细
”
，
zhè这
zhèng正
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
duì对
zhēn珍
xiū羞
de的
zhuī追
qiú求
。
As the ancients said, 'He did not dislike his food being finely cleaned, nor his meat being finely cut,' which precisely reflects the pursuit of delicacies.