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kuai

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • kwī

1

noun

Meaning 1

A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

yuan (Chinese unit of currency)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: China, informal

Examples

  • Many Chinese people never cook at home because the range of options is endless, from 10-Kuai eats, to 1,000-Kuai feasts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 膾 /脍 (kuài).

Borrowed from Mandarin 塊 /块 (kuài).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 生魚片 /生鱼片 (shēngyúpiàn) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚生 /鱼生 (yúshēng) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚膾 /鱼脍 (yúkuài) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膾 /脍 (kuài) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鱠 /鲙 (kuài) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • Japanese: 膾 (namasu) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • Japanese: 鱠 (namasu) — a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat