口福

kǒufú
noun #33,568

Meanings

  1. 1 luck of the palate
  2. 2 knack for finding good food
  3. 3 the good fortune to eat well

Examples

Nǐ jīntiān zhēn yǒu kǒufú, zhènghǎo gǎn shàng wǒ zuò hóngshāoròu.
You're in luck today — you arrived just in time for my braised pork.
Zài Sìchuān lǚxíng, tā dà bǎo kǒufú.
Traveling in Sichuan, he ate to his heart's content.

Tips

culture
口福 belongs to a small family of Chinese "luck" words built on (good fortune): 口福 (food luck), (yǎnfú, treat for the eyes — seeing something rare), (ěrfú, treat for the ears — hearing something good). Saying 口福 is a warm host's compliment: "how lucky you are to be eating this." The fixed phrase 口福 = "to feast to the fullest."

Stroke Order

kǒu