kuai

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See also: kuài, kuāi, kuǎi, kuái̱, and kūʻai

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Mandarin (kuài).

Noun

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kuai (uncountable)

  1. A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.
Translations
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See also

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Mandarin (kuài).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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kuai (plural kuai)

  1. (China, informal) yuan (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.[1]

Anagrams

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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kuai

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kuāi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of kuǎi.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of kuài.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.