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中国餐馆症候群

Zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qúndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Chinese restaurant syndrome
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-d9954c1dafb702d8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

中國餐館症候群 中国餐馆症候群 [Zhong1 guo2 can1 guan3 zheng4 hou4 qun2] /Chinese restaurant syndrome/

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Other forms in these source records: 中國餐館症候群

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 餐
    cān

    meal / to eat / classifier for meals

  • 馆
    guǎn

    building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL:家[jiā]

  • 症
    zhèng

    disease / illness

    zhēng

    abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point

  • 候
    hòu

    to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

  • 群
    qún

    group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.