Meanings
alternative Buddha jumps over the wall
- uncountableA variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.
Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?
[2007 June 18, Nina Zagat, Tim Zagat, “Meanwhile: Eating Beyond Sichuan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025Synonyms: fotiaoqiang
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.
Origin
- Chinese佛跳牆 /佛跳墙
- EnglishBuddha Jumps Over the Wall
Calque of Chinese 佛跳牆 /佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng).
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