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kuai¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 膾 /脍 (kuài).

noun

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

kuai²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 塊 /块 (kuài).

noun kuai · kwai

  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.

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noun a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat

日本語膾 namasu, 鱠 namasu
中文生魚片 /生鱼片 shēngyúpiàn, 魚生 /鱼生 yúshēng, 魚膾 /鱼脍 yúkuài, 膾 /脍 kuài, 鱠 /鲙 kuài

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@misc{kuai_2026,
  title = {kuai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kuai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}