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siu mei

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Cantonese 燒味 /烧味 (siu1 mei6−2). Doublet of shaowei.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 燒味 /烧味 — meat roasted on spits
  • Chinese: 燒味 /烧味 (sio-bī) — meat roasted on spits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燒味 /烧味 (shāowèi) — meat roasted on spits
  • Vietnamese: xíu mại — meat roasted on spits