洛阳水席

洛陽水席

luòyángshuǐxí

noun

Measure Word

一桌洛阳水席 zhuō

Meanings

1 Luoyang Water Banquet
2 24-course Luoyang banquet of soup dishes

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

去洛阳一定要尝一次洛阳水席。

Qù Luòyáng yídìng yào cháng yí cì Luòyángshuǐxí.

Visiting Luoyang, you have to try the Water Banquet at least once.

HSK 4

洛阳水席一共上二十四道菜。

Luòyángshuǐxí yígòng shàng èrshísì dào cài.

The Luoyang Water Banquet serves twenty-four dishes in total.

Tips

culture

Signature Henan banquet from Luoyang, dating to the Tang dynasty. Called 'water' because every dish is soup-based and courses are served and cleared like flowing water. Centerpiece dish is 牡丹燕菜 (peony-shaped radish 'swallow nest').

Stroke Order

洛 luò

阳 yáng

水 shuǐ

席 xí