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中華
chuuka
Description
「中華」は中国のことや、中国の料理を表す言葉です。
"中華" refers to China or Chinese cuisine.
レストランで「中華を食べに行こう」のように、よく食べ物の意味で使います。
At restaurants, "中華" is often used to mean food, as in "Let's go eat 中華."
Meanings
中華chuuka
Chinese food; Chinese cuisine
今日の晩ご飯は中華にしよう。
Let's have Chinese food for dinner tonight.
中華chuuka
China; Chinese (in culture, nation)
中華の文化はとても古いです。
Chinese culture is very old.
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Notes
- Etymology
中 (center) + 華 (splendor/China), a classical name meaning the 'central splendid land'.
- Nuance
In daily speech 中華 usually means Chinese food, short for 中華料理.
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