黑暗料理

Chinese

		dark; unlighted; backward dark; unlighted; backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark	to arrange; to handle; to cook
trad. (黑暗料理)		黑暗	料理
simp. #(黑暗料理)		黑暗	料理
Literally: “dark/wicked cuisine”.

Etymology

From the manga series Chūka Ichiban!, which refers to food made by the Underground Cooking Society.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēi'àn liàolǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēi'àn liàolǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hei-àn liàolǐ
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-an⁴ liao⁴-li³
    • Yale: hēi-àn lyàu-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heiann liawlii
    • Palladius: хэйань ляоли (xɛjanʹ ljaoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

黑暗料理

1. "shady cuisine":
   1. (neologism, slang, humorous or derogatory) food made with questionable sanitation standards, such as certain street foods
   2. (neologism, slang, humorous or derogatory) unpalatable (and unsightly) food cooked by an amateur
   3. (neologism, slang) dishes made from unusual combinations of ingredients

Synonyms

• (short form) 黑料 (hēiliào)