国菜

國菜

guócài

noun

Measure Word

一道国菜 dào

Meanings

1 national dish
2 signature cuisine of a country

Characters

country / national

dish / vegetable

Examples

北京烤鸭被很多人视为中国的国菜。

Běijīng kǎoyā bèi hěn duō rén shìwéi Zhōngguó de guócài.

Peking duck is regarded by many as China's national dish.

意大利的国菜之一是披萨。

Yìdàlì de guócài zhī yī shì pīsà.

One of Italy's national dishes is pizza.

Tips

usage

Modeled on 国 + noun the way 国花 (national flower), 国鸟 (national bird), 国酒 (national liquor) are formed. Note: China has no officially designated 国菜 — the term shows up mostly in tourism writing and online debate (Peking duck vs. mapo tofu vs. xiaolongbao).

Stroke Order

国 guó

菜 cài