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山珍海味

shān zhēn hǎi wèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-45b14eb6c5b29409. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

山珍海味 山珍海味 [shan1 zhen1 hai3 wei4] /exotic delicacies/luxury foodstuff from distant locations/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 珍
    zhēn

    precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 味
    wèi

    taste / smell / (fig.) (bound form) flavor / character / atmosphere / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.