fat6 tiu3 coeng4佛跳牆佛跳墙
Jyutpingfat6 tiu3 coeng4
Yalefaht tiu chèuhng
Definition
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall; a traditional and highly valued Fujian dish made of premium ingredients.
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How it's used
Refers to a highly prestigious and elaborate dish that serves as a symbol of culinary luxury. Because the preparation requires extensive time and expensive ingredients, it is typically reserved for special occasions like Lunar New Year banquets or formal celebrations. The name itself is a hyperbole meant to convey that the aroma is so irresistible that even a monk, who is bound by strict dietary restrictions, would break their vows to get a taste.
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zung1盅jūngExamples
This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is packed with premium ingredients, it's so delicious.
Have you tried Buddha Jumps Over the Wall before? I heard it's very expensive.
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Common phrases
a pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall with generous ingredients
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
