Water Banquet

proper noun

A set banquet of eight cold and 16 hot dishes served in six courses, a hallmark of Luoyang cuisine.

OriginMandarin 水席 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. foodA set banquet of eight cold and 16 hot dishes served in six courses, a hallmark of Luoyang cuisine.

Origin

  1. Mandarin水席
  2. EnglishWater Banquet

Calque of Mandarin 水席 (shuǐxí).

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APA

Water Banquet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Water%20Banquet

MLA

“Water Banquet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Water%20Banquet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Water Banquet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Water%20Banquet.

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