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佛跳牆

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See also: 佛跳墙

Chinese

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Buddha; Buddhism
jump; hop; skip (a grade)
jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
 
wall
trad. (佛跳牆/佛跳墻) /
simp. (佛跳墙)
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Etymology

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From several folklores on the cuisine's origin, in which all of them states that when the cuisine was being cooked, it was so aromatic such that a neighbouring Buddhist monk or the Buddha was tempted to jump over the wall.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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佛跳牆

  1. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, a type of shark fin soup from Fujian cuisine

Descendants

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