Probably, lots of foreigners can not read the Chinese Menu, and even do not know what they ordering at all, which makes embarassed situations happen.
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粥 - zhōu- porridge
粉 - fěn -Rice Noodles
面 - miàn - Wheat Noodles
饭 - fàn - Rice
汤 - tāng - Soup
饺 - jiǎo - Dumplings
包 - bāo - Bun
糕/饼 - găo/bǐng - Cake
肉 - ròu - Meat
牛 - niú - Beef
鸡 - jī -Chicken
鸭 - yā - Duck
羊 - yáng - Lamb
猪 - zhū - Pork
排/扒 - pái /pá - Cutlet
火腿 - huó tuǐ - Ham
叉烧 - chā shāo - Roast Pork
海鲜 - hǎi xiān - Seafood
鱼 - yú - Fish
虾 -xiā - shrimp
蟹 - xiè - crab
鸡蛋 - jī dàn - Egg
Attention: Restaurants without "Halal Food" symbol are generally serve with pork, though the dishes are named "牛肉（beef）", they can still be pickled pork indeed.
菜 - cài -Vegetable
白菜 - bái cài - Cabbage
菠菜 - bō cài - Spinach
生菜 - shēng cài- Lettuce
番茄 - fān qié - Tomato
土豆 - tǔ dòu - Potato
蘑菇 - mó gū - Mushroom
茄子 - qié zi - Eggplant
西兰花 -xī lán huā-broccoli
热 - rè - Warm
冰 - bīng - Iced
凉 - liáng - Cold
麻辣 - má là - Numbing spicy
微辣 - wēi là - Mild
中辣 - zhōng là - Medium spicy
甜 - tián - sweet
酸 - suān - sour
苦 - kǔ - bitter
咸 - xián - salty
椒盐 - jiāo yán- spicy salt
咖喱 - gā lī - curry
沙爹 - shā diē - satay
炒 - chǎo - Stir-fried
炸 - zhà - Deep fried
蒸 - zhēng - Steamed
烧 - shāo - Roasted
烧烤 - shāo kǎo - Barbequed
火锅 - huǒ guō - Hot pot
煮 - zhǔ - Boiled
炖 - dùn- stewed
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