Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buddha jumps over the wall

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: bud-dha jump-s over the wall
IPA

49

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

3

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?"

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 佛跳牆 /佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

fotiaoqiang

Questions

What does buddha jumps over the wall mean?: A variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine.
Where does buddha jumps over the wall come from?: Calque of Chinese 佛跳牆 /佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng).

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