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中国料理 (chuugokuryouri) Japanese meaning: Chinese food | Kotomora

中ちゅう国ごく料りょう理り

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Meanings

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Chinese food; Chinese cuisine

General term for Chinese cuisine, often used in restaurant names or menus.

今こん夜やは中ちゅう国ごく料りょう理りを食たべに行いきませんか

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Would you like to go out for Chinese food tonight?

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
国country
料fee, materials
理logic, arrangement, reason

Related words

中ちゅう華か料りょう理り
中国料理 emphasizes authentic dishes as made in China itself, whereas 中華料理 also covers Japanese-adapted versions of Chinese food.

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中ちゅう国ごく+料りょう理り

Etymology

Compound of 中国 (China) and 料理 (cuisine).