食
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Definitions
- 1. to eat
- 2. food
- 3. animal feed
- 4. eclipse
Words Containing 食
staple food
food
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
foodstuff
vegetarian food
culinary delicacy
meals; food
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
between-meal nibbles
foodstuff; food; provisions
dining hall; cafeteria
board and lodging
appetite
food
to eat; to consume
eating and drinking
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
lit. not eating the food of common mortals
World food program (United Nations aid agency)
to beg for food
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
food expenses
fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
health food
vegan
total eclipse
eating without working
non-staple food
non-staple foods
(medicine) semi-liquid food
instant (food)
anorexia
anorexia
edible
to eat without paying
to eat (of bird or animal)
food
cannibalism
to devour
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiāo] (mouth organ)
Japanese cuisine
(of a bird) to peck at food
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
solid foods; solids
State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
junk food
to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带[wài dài])
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
the Qingming festival
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
Food court
to neglect sleep and food
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)
(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
to go in search of food (of animals)
to be picky about food
to prey on
predator
to prey on
to forage
to choose one's food carefully
to earn one's living (Cantonese)
to be picky (food)
to consume
to fast
to give food (as a charity)
partial eclipse of the sun
total eclipse of the sun
eclipsis (of the moon or sun)
an annular eclipse of the sun
solar eclipse
(medicine) regular food
to eat too much
bulimia
to eat and drink unreasonably
partial eclipse of the moon
total lunar eclipse
lunar eclipse
to take (medication, vitamins etc)
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
(medicine) liquid food
to aid digestion
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
kosher
fried food
cooked food
deli; delicatessen
hot food
comfort food
drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
doggy bag
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
dessert
ketogenic diet
pica (medicine)
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
Iraq Oil for Food Program
to make a living by writing (idiom)
official pay
to fast
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
to save food
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
anorexia nervosa
grain crops
vegan
veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products
a vegan
vegetarianism
vegetarian
to go on a hunger strike
hunger strike
clean, unadulterated food product
see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jié yī suō shí]
to economize on clothes and food
short of food and clothing
gourmet
carnivorous
carnivore
dietary fiber
Freeganism
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
see 自食惡果|自食恶果[zì shí è guǒ]
herbivorous
herbivore
vegetarian meal
the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
clothes and food
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom)
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood
(bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)
to forage
foraging
feeding attractant
to accidentally eat; to inadvertently ingest
to make a living
(of a dog etc) to guard its food
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
gluttonous; greedy
light meal
to stop eating and spit out
genetically modified (GM) food
fast food shop
instant noodles
to take a meal
binge eating disorder (BED)
food and drink
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
extravagant lifestyle
omnivorous (zoology)
omnivore
lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)
lit. to eat without tasting the food
see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī]
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
man-eating (beast)
cannibalism
ogre
piranha
man-eating shark
salary of a public official
tableware
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
food processor
food vendor's stand
state food and drug administration (SDA)
(China) Food and Drug Administration
eclipse season
diner (in a restaurant etc)
ghoul
index finger
foodstuff
(food) ingredient
manger
cooking oil
cooking method
cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
food poisoning
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
larder
larder
cooking oil
food chain
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
small toy or figurine included with a food product