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シーチュアン料理

/ɕiːt͡ɕɯaɴ ryouɾi/

JA

Sichuan cuisine (Szechuan cuisine)

Watashi wa kyō shīchūan ryōri o tabemashita.

I ate Sichuan cuisine today.

Etymology

This term combines the Japanese transcription of Sichuan (シーチュアン, derived from Mandarin Sìchuān) and the Japanese word ryōri, meaning "cuisine" or "cooking", referring to the traditional spicy food style from China's Sichuan province.

Memory Aid

Think of "shīchūan" sounding like "see-chwan" when spoken roughly, and pair it with "ryōri" which sounds like "ree-oh-ri" to remember it means "Sichuan cooking".

Collocations

spicynumbingauthenticstreet food

Synonyms

Szechuan cuisineSichuan food

Antonyms

mild cuisinebland food

Related Words

mapo tofukung pao chickenhot pot

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