English Sentence:

Could you give me the recipe for this dish?

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

妳可不可以給我這道菜的食譜?

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

妳可不可以给我这道菜的食谱?

Pinyin:

ni3 ke3 bu4 ke3 yi3 gei3 wo3 zhe4 dao4 cai4 de5 shi2 pu3?

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[Taiwan only] you (referring to a female person)

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可不可以
可不可以

kě bù kě yǐ

Could you please?, Would it be possible to..?

Here: Could you please?, Would it be possible to..?, Can you or can you not?

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gěi

1. to give 2. for, for the benefit of 3. to let, to allow

Here: to give

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1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

Here: me

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zhè

1. this 2. these 3. such

Here: this, these

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dào

1. road, path 2. to say, to speak 3. (a measure word for dishes, ditch, channel) 4. reason, sense, morality 5. a method, a way 6. Tao, Taoism, Taoist religion 7. principle, truth

Here: (a measure word for dishes, ditch, channel)

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cài

1. dish, meal, cuisine 2. vegetables 3. [informal] one's type 4. (of one's skills etc) weak, poor

Here: dish, meal

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: of (possessive particle)

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食譜   食谱

shí pǔ

recipe, cookbook

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