DELICACY    美味

EXCELLENT SPECIAL FOOD.
CHOICE FOODGOURMET FOODTREATLUXURYSPECIALTY
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Shàn 膳, yáo 肴 / 餚 / 殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈 / 羞 all refer generally to delicacies.
Modern Chinese Criteria
美食 美味 美肴 佳肴 珍饈 甘旨 旨甘 膏梁 龍肝豹胎 山珍海味 水陸 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • FOOD　SUBSTANCE USED by CREATURES. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)

Words (18 items)

味  wèi OC: mɯds MC: mɨi 19 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Word relations
  • Synon: 珍/DELICACY Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Syntactic words
  • nmculinary delights; delicacies; dish; good food
殽  xiáo OC: ɡraaw MC: ɦɣɛu 10 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Syntactic words
  • nmcooked delicacies; cooked meats
珍  zhēn OC: k-lɯn MC: ʈin 9 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 羞/DELICACY Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.
  • Synon: 味/DELICACY Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Syntactic words
  • nexquisite delicacies
膳  shàn OC: ɡjens MC: dʑiɛn 8 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 餔/FOOD
  • Oppos: 飲/DRINK The dominant word for imbibing any liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic is yǐn 飲.

    Syntactic words
  • nexquisite delicacy; exquisite meal
滋味  zī wèi OC: tsɯ mɯds MC: tsɨ mɨi 4 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialdelicacies; flavours or all kind
肴  yáo OC: ɡraaw MC: ɦɣɛu
肴  yáo OC: ɡraaw MC: ɦɣɛu 3 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Syntactic words
  • nrepast including meat, elaborate meal, meat
  • nm.ccooked meat or fish 五肴/餚/殽
羞  xiū OC: smlu MC: sɨu 3 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 珍/DELICACY Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Syntactic words
  • nmmeats; delicacies, fine food
五味  wǔ wèi OC: ŋaaʔ mɯds MC: ŋuo̝ mɨi 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialall sorts of delicacies
珍異  zhēn yì OC: k-lɯn p-lɯɡs MC: ʈin jɨ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPmexotic delicacies
肥甘  féi gān OC: bul kaam MC: bɨi kɑm 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NP{N1&N2}subject=nonrefnutritious and sweet food, good food in general[only one example in all texts][CA]
香美  xiāng měi OC: qhaŋ mriʔ MC: hi̯ɐŋ mi 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialdelicacies
可食  kě shí MC: khaX zyik OC: khlaalʔ ɢljɯɡ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPibe deliciousCH
昌歜  chāng chù OC: thjaŋ thjoɡ MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ tɕhi̯ok 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPmfamous meet delicacy (of some sort)
芬芳  fēn fāng MC: phjun phjang OC: phɯn phaŋ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPfragrant delicacies of all kindsLZ
物  wù OC: mɯd MC: mi̯ut 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • nmdelicacies
脆味  cuì wèi OC: tshods mɯds MC: tshiɛi mɨi 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialcrisp tidbits
饈  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

Shàn 膳, yáo 肴/餚/殽, zhēn 珍, wèi 味, xiū 饈/羞 all refer generally to delicacies.

    Syntactic words
鱠  kuài OC:  MC: kɑi 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nmcut-up fish or meat