美食

měi shí

Dictionary entry

culinary delicacy

What does 美食 mean?

美食 (měi shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1culinary delicacy

2fine food

3gourmet food

Character breakdown

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美Měi(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]) · (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])食shíto eat · food

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How to pronounce 美食

美食

měi shí

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