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nounMeat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.
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Origin
- Cantonese燒味 /烧味
- Englishsiu mei
From Cantonese 燒味 /烧味 (siu¹ mei⁶⁻²). Doublet of shaowei.
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Chinese Cantonese 燒味 /烧味
- 燒味 /烧味meat roasted on spits
Chinese Mandarin 燒味 /烧味
- 燒味 /烧味 (shāowèi)meat roasted on spits
Vietnamese xíu mại
- xíu mạimeat roasted on spits
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