Chinese Idioms (Guess What’s For Breakfast!)-3 成語菜單之三，猜猜看吧！

wentong-syhhae (50)in #food • 6 years ago

After reading Parts 1 and 2, see if you can guess the last 4 #amusing #menu entries (answers appear below)

Part 1: https://steemit.com/food/@wentong-syhhae/chinese-idioms-guess-what-s-for-breakfast-1
Part 2: https://steemit.com/food/@wentong-syhhae/chinese-idioms-guess-what-s-for-breakfast-2

畫餅充飢 huà BǏNG chōng jī / huah BIING chong ji {Home Fries PANCAKE}
雞鳴起舞 JĪ míng QǏ WǓ / JI ming CHII WUU {Roast Pork AND CHICKEN Pancake} 起舞 is ambiguous: either “get up and dance” or “dance together” (a short form of 一起跳舞 yīqǐ tiàowǔ / ichii tiawwuu)}
掌上明珠 *zhǎng shàng míng ZHŪ / jaang shanq ming JU {PORK Donburi Pancake} {珠 ju “pearl” sounds exactly the same as 豬 “pig”}
牛刀小試 NIÚ dāo xiǎo shì / NIOU dau sheau shyh “a small try with an ox knife” (implies that the highly skilled person wielding the (figurative) knife is deliberately holding back his skill: #modesty is highly valued in Chinese #culture, so hiding one's talent is worthy of praise) {BEEF* Donburi Pancake}

牛刀小試 niú dāo xiǎo shì / niou dau sheau shyh video

20151206中天新聞　小小港點學問大　新手學徒牛刀小試 xiǎoxiǎo gǎngdiǎn xuéwèn dà, xīnshǒu xuétú niú dāo xiǎo shì / sheaux gaangdean shyuewenn dah, shinshoou shyuetwu niou dau sheau shyh “making #Cantonese #dimsum involves a surprising amount of know-how, an inexperienced apprentice gives it a try”

[for some odd reason, the YouTube thumbnail that should appear below is not visible; the content is all in #Mandarin, but it is still interesting to watch an experienced chef making dimsum.

The video explains that in order to make proper dimsum in this Michelin-rated #kitchen, you need to have accumulated many years of experience and be at least forty years old.