餖 (dòu) - To arrange fruits, cakes, or other foods in & to display in an orderly manner.

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餖 · dòu

To arrange fruits, cakes, or other foods in a decorative pattern;

to display in an orderly manner.

To arrange fruits, cakes, or other foods into display in an orderly manner.

Usage highlights

Decorative food arrangementOrnamental fruit platterElaborate food displayTraditional snack arrangementPatterned food presentation

Synonyms

  • 排列— to arrange in order
  • 陳列— to display, to exhibit

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The dessert was beautifully arranged (餖飣).
  • He arranged the fruits in a decorative pattern (餖盤).
  • The traditional snack display is called douzhen (餖珍).

Collocations

  • Decorative food arrangement(餖飣)
  • Ornamental fruit platter(餖盤)
  • Elaborate food display(餖設)
  • Traditional snack arrangement(餖珍)
  • Patterned food presentation(餖砌)

Idioms

  • Ornamental food arrangement(餖飣堆砌)
  • Superficial literary composition(餖飣文章)
  • Merely decorative without substance(餖飣之學)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to decorative arrangements of fruits and cakes in traditional Chinese banquets.
  • The term 餖飣 later extended metaphorically to describe superficial or overly ornate literary works.
  • Reflects traditional Chinese aesthetic values in both culinary arts and literary criticism.

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