Kuai

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat. uncountable
  2. 2
    yuan (Chinese unit of currency) China, informal

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

Synonyms

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yuan

Example

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 膾 /脍 (kuài).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 塊 /块 (kuài).

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