fotiaoqiang en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- fŭ′tyou′chyäng′
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng, literally “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall”)
Meanings
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(uncountable) Synonym of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Newfulou also prepares an award-winning fotiaoqiang (“Buddha jumps over the wall”), a mélange of meats, seafood and vegetables that takes a full day (or two) to braise (980 dollars). According to ancient folklore, even the most devout vegetarian will abandon his faith for a sampling of these delicacies.
2013 April 11, Yeou-Jey Hsu, “36 Hours in Taipei, Taiwan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 May 2019: