"siu mei" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Chinese Cantonese 燒味/烧味 (siu1 mei6-2). Doublet of shaowei. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{uder|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|燒味|tr=siu1 mei6-2}} 燒味/烧味 (siu1 mei6-2), {{doublet|en|shaowei}} Doublet of shaowei Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} siu mei (uncountable)
  1. Meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine. Wikipedia link: siu mei Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meats Synonyms: shaowei Translations (meat roasted on spits): 燒味 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 烧味 (sio-bī) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 燒味 (Chinese Cantonese), 烧味 (alt: siu¹ mei⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 燒味 (Chinese Mandarin), 烧味 (shāowèi) (Chinese Mandarin), xíu mại (Vietnamese)
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