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
simp. and trad. (吃的)		吃	的
Literally: “that which you eat”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīde

(Zhuyin): ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīde
  - Zhuyin: ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy.de
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

Noun

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).

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