功德林

Gōngdélín

noun

Meanings

1 Gongdelin (Shanghai vegetarian restaurant)
2 "grove of merit and virtue" (literally, Buddhist term)

Characters

merit; achievement

Examples

功德林是上海最有名的素菜馆之一。

Gōngdélín shì Shànghǎi zuì yǒumíng de sùcài guǎn zhī yī.

Gongdelin is one of the most famous vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai.

来功德林吃一顿斋,清清肠胃。

Lái Gōngdélín chī yí dùn zhāi, qīngqing chángwèi.

Come to Gongdelin for a vegetarian meal to clean out your stomach.

In Pop Culture

功德林 Gōngdélín

Gongdelin Vegetarian Restaurant

Shanghai Buddhist-vegetarian restaurant founded in 1922 on Huanghe Road, famous for its mock-meat banquet cuisine (素鸭, 素火腿, 罗汉斋). Designated a China Time-honoured Brand (中华老字号), with a Beijing branch that has fed visiting dignitaries since the 1980s.

Stroke Order

功 gōng

德 dé

林 lín