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美食

měi shí

HSK 3.0 · 3

měi shí · mei5 sik6 (Jyutping)

  1. culinary delicacy
  2. fine food
  3. gourmet food

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Character breakdown

美

Meaning
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
Radical
羊
Strokes
9
Components
⿱羊大
Cangjie
TGK
Four-corner
8043.1

食

Meaning
eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
Radical
食
Strokes
9
Components
⿱人良
Cangjie
OIAV
Four-corner
8073.2

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