Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
招牌菜
English translation:
house specialty
Added to glossary by
yenwidjaja (X)
Jul 29, 2009 04:57
14 yrs ago
Chinese term
招牌菜
Chinese to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
no context
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | house specialty |
Alvin Liu
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| 4 +1 | signature dish(es) |
Fang Sheng
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| 4 +1 | Chef's Choice |
yychant
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| 4 | House acclaimed Dish/dishes |
Echo (Sin Jin) Lim
|
Proposed translations
+8
6 mins
Selected
house specialty
FYI
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GeoGenesis
: or specialty dishes
1 hr
|
| agree |
Seang Chong
1 hr
|
| agree |
Adsion Liu
: or signature/famous dish or special food...
6 hrs
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| agree |
Kathy Huang (X)
: 傾向"house special" or "signature dish".
7 hrs
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| agree |
Zhi Huang
: "specialty" is OK but "house specialty" sounds more professional
19 hrs
|
| agree |
lalala70
21 hrs
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| agree |
kjmcguire
1 day 3 hrs
|
| neutral |
angel88
: this is also correct, but signature dish is my preferred option :)
2 days 4 hrs
|
| agree |
chica nueva
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz.php/chinese_to_english/computers_g...
3 days 3 hrs
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you :)"
19 mins
Echo (Sin Jin) Lim
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
&
English
United States
An astute & result oriented professional
Native in: Chinese 
, English
Works in: English to Chinese, English to Malay, Chinese to English, and 3 more.
House acclaimed Dish/dishes
ac·claim (-klm)
v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims
v.tr.
1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud.
v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims
v.tr.
1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
chica nueva
: recommended ? http://www.proz.com/kudoz.php/chinese_to_english/computers_g...
3 days 2 hrs
|
+1
18 hrs
Fang Sheng
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Works in field
Canada
Translation you don't feel translated
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese, Simplified) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
signature dish(es)
My attempt, also good for other things, such as "signature smile", "signature piece", "signature move", etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
angel88
: house specialty is also correct but i prefer Fang Sheng's suggestion :)
1 day 9 hrs
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| neutral |
chica nueva
: http://www.proz.com/kudoz.php/chinese_to_english/computers_g...
2 days 8 hrs
|
+1
3 days 17 hrs
Chef's Choice
FYI: my husband has years experience in restaurant.
Discussion
1) house special indicates rather "household special food", see: House Special
家庭特号
通过考验后，费雷普斯终于答应带墨菲去月孩空间站，分手时要墨菲别忘了点一杯他最喜欢
的酒——家庭特号（House Special）。 ... gaojing.fjzz.net
B.B.Q. House Special
金牌烧腊
金牌燒臘 bbq House Special. 精美小菜 牛類 Chef Special Beef Style. 精美小菜 豬類 www.ccue.com
House Special Soup
本楼汤
32, 本楼汤, House Special Soup. 33, 海鲜酸辣汤, Hot and Sour Seafood Soup. 34, www.eol.cn
House Special Tofu
家常豆腐
家常豆腐House Special Tofu. 青菜Vegetables. 福菜肉片湯. Colewort Pork Soup. 水晶 www.woby.com.tw
2) House special, with the word "special", stresses "the dish/food is in special price", while "specialty" means "the dish of major/best skills"
Just of discussion, on seeing that Lan An has offered URL to another similar/same question with answer "house special"