八大菜系

Traditional form:

八大菜系

Pinyin (reading):

bādàcàixì

Definitions:

• the eight major cuisines of China, namely 川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽／川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽 ( Chuān Lǔ Yuè Sū Zhè Mǐn Xiāng Huī)

Characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food
• 系 - system; line, link, connection

Traditional characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food
• 系 - system; line, link, connection