kuai

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noun

A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.

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

OriginMandarin 膾 /脍 →
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Meanings

kuai1

nounkuai (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.

kuai2

nounkuai (plural kuai)

alternative kwai

  1. Chinainformalyuan (Chinese unit of currency)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yuan

Origin

kuai · noun

  1. Mandarin膾 /脍
  2. Englishkuai

Borrowed from Mandarin 膾 /脍 (kuài).

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kuai · noun

  1. Mandarin塊 /块
  2. Englishkuai

Borrowed from Mandarin 塊 /块 (kuài).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 生魚片 /生鱼片, 魚生 /鱼生
  • 生魚片 /生鱼片 (shēngyúpiàn)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • 魚生 /鱼生 (yúshēng)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • 魚膾 /鱼脍 (yúkuài)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • 膾 /脍 (kuài)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • 鱠 /鲙 (kuài)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
Japanese 膾, 鱠
  • 膾 (namasu)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
  • 鱠 (namasu)a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat
Polish kuai
  • kuaia Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

kuai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuai

MLA

“kuai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kuai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kuai.

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