Definition

1. Noun:
   • Seafood: "Hải vị" refers to food, especially delicacies or valuable dishes, prepared from products harvested from the sea. It often implies high-quality or luxurious seafood items.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà hàng này nổi tiếng với các món hải vị tươi sống. (This restaurant is famous for its fresh seafood dishes.)
  • Bữa tiệc có đầy đủ sơn hào hải vị. (The feast was complete with all kinds of mountain and sea delicacies.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sơn hào hải vị": A four-word idiom meaning "mountain and sea delicacies". It refers to a lavish spread of rare and expensive foods from both land and sea, symbolizing a sumptuous feast.
  • Đám cưới được tổ chức với đủ các món sơn hào hải vị. (The wedding was held with a full array of mountain and sea delicacies.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hải sản (noun): Seafood. This is a more common, general term for all types of seafood, without the specific connotation of being a delicacy.
  • Chợ hải sản (Seafood market)
• Đặc sản biển (noun): Sea specialty. Refers to specialty food items from the sea, often associated with a specific region.

Synonyms

• Đồ biển: Things from the sea; a casual term for seafood.
• Thủy hải sản: Aquatic and marine products; a formal term encompassing both freshwater and saltwater products.

Related Idioms

• Sơn hào hải vị: As mentioned above, this is the primary idiom containing "hải vị". It emphasizes luxury and abundance in cuisine.

noun

1. sea food