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two-dish rice

two-dish rice noun: a meal consisting of rice and two side dishes, often sold at a low price; economy rice.

Noun

two-dish rice (plural not attested)

  1. (Hong-Kong, no plural) A meal consisting of rice and two side dishes, often sold at a low price; economy rice.
    Synonyms:
    this this rice

Synonyms of two-dish rice

Origin of two-dish rice

Calque of Cantonese 兩餸飯 /两𩠌饭 (loeng⁵ sung³ faan⁶, literally “two-dish rice”).

Questions about two-dish rice

What does two-dish rice mean?
Two-dish rice means a meal consisting of rice and two side dishes, often sold at a low price; economy rice.
What part of speech is two-dish rice?
Two-dish rice is a noun.

Words near two-dish rice in the dictionary

  1. two-cylinder
  2. two-decker
  3. two-deckers
  4. two-dimensional
  5. two-dimensionally
  6. two-dish rice
  7. two-dollar shop
  8. two-dollar word
  9. two-dollar words
  10. two-double
  11. two-edged

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