kuai
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Mandarin 膾/脍 (kuài).
Noun
editkuai (uncountable)
- A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.
Translations
edita Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
See also
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Mandarin 塊/块 (kuài).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editkuai (plural kuai)
- (China, informal) yuan (Chinese unit of currency)
- Many Chinese people never cook at home because the range of options is endless, from 10-Kuai eats, to 1,000-Kuai feasts.[1]
Anagrams
editMandarin
editRomanization
editkuai
- Nonstandard spelling of kuāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of kuǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of kuài.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
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