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Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall noun: a variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.

buddha jumps over the wall: a variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine
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Noun

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (uncountable)

  1. A variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.
    • Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?[2007 June 18, Nina Zagat, Tim Zagat, “Meanwhile: Eating Beyond Sichuan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025
    Synonyms:
    fotiaoqiang

Synonyms of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

Forms of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

alternative formBuddha jumps over the wall

Origin of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

Calque of Chinese 佛跳牆 /佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng).

Questions about Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

What does Buddha Jumps Over the Wall mean?
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall means a variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.
What part of speech is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a noun.

Words near Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in the dictionary

  1. Buddha bowl
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  3. Buddha Day
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  6. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
  7. Buddha's delight
  8. Buddha's hand
  9. Buddha's hands
  10. Buddha-dharma
  11. Buddha-dharmas

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