DELICACY  美味

EXCELLENT SPECIAL FOOD.
CHOICE FOODGOURMET FOODTREATLUXURYSPECIALTY
Hypernym
  • FOODSUBSTANCE USED by CREATURES.
    • SUBSTANCETHING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS.
      • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
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 ／

    Words

    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
    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
    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
    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
    物  wù OC: mɯd MC: mi̯ut 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmdelicacies
    昌歜  chāng chù OC: thjaŋ thjoɡ MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ tɕhi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmfamous meet delicacy (of some sort)
    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]
    脆味  cuì wèi OC: tshods mɯds MC: tshiɛi mɨi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialcrisp tidbits
    香美  xiāng měi OC: qhaŋ mriʔ MC: hi̯ɐŋ mi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialdelicacies
    可食  kě shí MC: khaX zyik OC: khlaalʔ ɢljɯɡCH 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe deliciousCH
    芬芳  fēn fāng MC: phjun phjang OC: phɯn phaŋLZ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfragrant delicacies of all kindsLZ
    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

    Existing SW for

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