莼羹鲈脍

蓴羹鱸膾
chúngēnglúkuài
  1. (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown
  2. (idiom) homesickness

CEDICT

晋朝张翰因见秋风起，乃思吴中菰菜、蓴羹、鲈鱼脍，有归隐故里之思。典出《晋书．卷九二．文苑传．张翰传》。比喻归隐之思。宋．辛弃疾〈沁园春．三径初成〉词：「意倦须还，身閒贵早，岂为蓴羹鲈脍哉。」也作「蓴鲈」。

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Entry Composition

=1 莼 chún variant of 莼 chún
=1 莼 chún used in 莼菜 chúncài
2 羹 gēng thick soup
3 鲈 lú
  1. common perch
  2. bass
4 脍 kuài chopped meat or fish

Related entries

思乡病 sīxiāngbìng homesickness
莼鲈之思 chúnlúzhīsī (idiom) homesickness
乡情 xiāngqíng homesickness
乡愁 xiāngchóu
  1. homesickness
  2. nostalgia
我不知道乡愁的滋味。

I don't know what it is to be homesick.

I don't know what it's like to be homesick.

Source: Tatoeba