{"id":275,"date":"2010-03-17T02:40:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T02:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=275"},"modified":"2010-03-17T02:40:16","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T02:40:16","slug":"what-do-people-eat-for-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/what-do-people-eat-for-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do People Eat for Lunch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When lunchtime in China rolls around, what do people go to eat?\u00a0 Up north, many choose to go out for \u997a\u5b50<\/strong> (dumplings) or \u9762\u6761<\/strong> (noodles) at a local \u9762\u9986<\/strong> (noodle restaurant).\u00a0 Other people might go to a nearby street stall and grab some \u996d<\/strong> (rice) with different selections of \u8364\u83dc<\/strong> (meat dishes) and \u7d20\u83dc<\/strong> (vegetable dishes).\u00a0 People who can’t get away from their desks may resort to \u53eb\u5916\u5356<\/strong> (ordering delivery), while workers at large corporations will make their way down to the building’s \u98df\u5802<\/strong> (cafeteria).\u00a0 Employers, keep an eye on your employees who go for \u5feb\u9910<\/strong>, as they may be rushing back to their desks to \u5077\u83dc <\/strong>(steal vegetables – refers to playing online games).<\/p>\n

\u997a\u5b50 jiao3zi (technically pronunciation is jiao2(3)zi3, but the addition of \u5b50 to single-word nouns usually leads to a neutral pronunciation of \u5b50)
\n\u9762\u6761 mian4tiao2 – noodles
\n\u9762\u9986 mian4guan3 – noodle restaurant
\n\u996d fan4 – rice
\n\u8364\u83dc hun1cai4 – meat dish
\n\u7d20\u83dc su4cai4 – vegetable dish
\n\u53eb jiao4 – call, order
\n\u5916\u5356 wai4mai4 – delivery food
\n\u98df\u5802 shi2tang2 – cafeteria\/dining hall
\n\u5feb\u9910 kuai4can1 – fast food
\n\u5077\u83dc tou1cai4 – lit. steal vegetables. this comes from \u5f00\u5fc3\u519c\u573a <\/strong>(kai1xin1nong2chang3 – happy farm, a Chinese predecessor to the popular online game Farmville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When lunchtime in China rolls around, what do people go to eat?\u00a0 Up north, many choose to go out for \u997a\u5b50 (dumplings) or \u9762\u6761 (noodles) at a local \u9762\u9986 (noodle restaurant).\u00a0 Other people might go to a nearby street stall and grab some \u996d (rice) with different selections of \u8364\u83dc (meat dishes) and \u7d20\u83dc (vegetable…<\/p>\n

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