Definition

1. Noun:
   • Delicacy, relish: A delicious and often rare or expensive food item, typically considered highly desirable for its taste and quality.
   • Exquisite dish: A dish prepared with great skill and care, known for its refined and pleasing flavor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Món bào ngư này là một giai vị hiếm có. (This abalone dish is a rare delicacy.)
  • Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng với nhiều giai vị đặc sản của miền Trung. (This restaurant is famous for many Central region specialty delicacies.)
  • Anh ấy thích thưởng thức các giai vị trong bữa tiệc. (He enjoys savoring the delicacies at the feast.)

Advanced Usage

• "giai vị của đời sống": The delicacies/relish of life (metaphorical).
  • Những chuyến du lịch là giai vị của đời sống. (Travels are the delicacies of life.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặc sản (n): Specialty, local delicacy. (Often refers to a famous food from a specific region.)
• Mỹ vị (n): Delicious food, delicacy. (A more literary synonym.)
• Sơn hào hải vị (idiom, n): Exotic delicacies from mountains and seas; a lavish spread of rare and expensive foods.

Synonyms

• Delicacy: A choice or expensive food.
• Relish: Something adding flavor or interest; can refer to a savory condiment or the enjoyment of something.
• Treat: Something considered special and enjoyable, especially food.

Related Phrases

• Thưởng thức giai vị: To savor/enjoy a delicacy.
  • Thực khách đến đây để thưởng thức giai vị. (Diners come here to savor the delicacies.)

Related Idioms

• Cao lương mỹ vị: Fine food and drink; the finest delicacies (often used to describe a luxurious lifestyle or feast).
  • Bữa tiệc toàn là cao lương mỹ vị. (The feast consisted entirely of the finest delicacies.)

1. Delicacy, relish