吃的
Chinese
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of | ||
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simp. and trad. (吃的) |
吃 | 的 | |
Literally: “that which you eat”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihde̊
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-tê5
- Yale: chr̄-de
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy.de
- Palladius: чидэ (čidɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 吃的
- (colloquial) food; something to eat
Usage notes
There is no exact equivalent for English food in Chinese. The most generic term for food is 食物 (shíwù). Use 食品 (shípǐn) for food products, 菜餚/菜肴 (càiyáo) for dishes of food, 美食 (měishí) when the taste of the food is emphasised and 吃的 (chīde) in colloquial contexts. For food as in cuisine, consider 菜 (cài) or 料理 (liàolǐ).