What does delicacy mean?

Delicacy, pronounced as jiā yáo, refers to exquisite meals and delicious food, and describes food that is very delicious. The words come from one of the poems "The Cuiyin Pavilion is Completed in Zihe" by Zhang Yanghao of the Yuan Dynasty: "Fu Zun smiled and said to the children, how can we have two koi and two delicacies." Vernacular text: "Fu Zun smiled and said to the children, how can we have less delicious food? Where's the carp?"

Citation and explanation:

Refers to a delicious dish.

1. "Pictures of Sages" by Zeng Guofan of the Qing Dynasty: "We must exhaust all the delicacies in the world, taste them and then offer them a meal."

Vernacular: "We must eat all the delicacies in the world. Dishes, Bian Zeng then offers a piece of food."

2. Chapter 2 of Guo Moruo's "My Childhood": "Boil the chicken in plain water, cut it into slices and mix with sea pepper and soy sauce. . Such a simple cooking method is the most delicious delicacy."

3. Bi Ye's "On the Jianghan Plain": "This river produces mussels, which are large, thick, tender and delicious. They were originally used. As a farm delicacy"

Extended information:

Related idiom analysis:

1. Delicious delicacies:

Pinyin [ měi wèi jiā yáo ]

Explanation

1. Superior, first-class food.

2. Exquisite and delicious meals.

3. Delicious food.

Synonyms: delicacies, delicacies, delicacies

Antonyms: simple meals

Source: Wang Shuo's "I Am Your Father": "When Ma Rui saw his father After eating a delicious meal, the satisfaction and comfort on the face, the genuine happiness, suddenly dawned on me."

2. Wine and food

Pinyin [měi jiǔ jiā. yáo ]

Explanation describes a very sumptuous banquet.

Synonyms: delicious food

Antonyms: drink ice and eat tillers, drink ice and eat tillers

Origin from the first chapter of Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions" in the Qing Dynasty: "The tea will be finished in a moment, The cups and plates of fine wine and delicacies have already been set. Needless to say."

Vernacular text: "The tea will be over soon, and the cups and plates of fine wine and delicacies have already been set.

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Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Delicious Food

Baidu Encyclopedia - Delicious Food

Baidu Encyclopedia - Fine Food and Wine