The following bilingual menu may be of great use when you go to a Chinese restaurant. You need not have to say anything. Just use your fingertips!

 ☉ Drink

啤酒 (pi jiu) Beer
可乐 (ke le) Coca-Cola
花茶 (hua cha) Jasmine Tea
红花 (hong cha) Black Tea
绿茶 (lü cha) Green Tea
八宝茶 (ba bao cha) "Eight Treasures" Tea

 ☉ Cold Dishes

拌腐竹 (ban fu zhu) Seasoned beancurd sheet rolls
炝芹菜 (qiang qin cai) Spiced celery
凉拌土豆丝 (liang ban tu dou) Seasoned shredded potato topped with parsley
香菜小辣椒 (xiang cai xiao la jiao) Parsley with green chillies

 ☉ Vegetable Dishes

清炒豆苗 (qing chao dou miao) Stir-fried pea sprouts
尖椒土豆丝 (jian jiao tu dou si) Stir-fried potato shreds with green chillies
鱼香茄子煲 (yu xiang qie zi bao) Eggplant stewed in yuxiang sauce and served in casserole
虎皮尖椒 (hu pi jian jiao) Deep-fried chilli peppers
洋葱煎蛋 (yang cong jian dan) Onion omelet
蚝油生菜 (hao you sheng cai) Stir-fried romaine lettuce in oyster sauce
松仁玉米 (song ren yu mi) Stir-fried corn with pine nuts
酸菜粉丝 (suan cai fen si) Pickled Chinese cabbage with noodles made from green pea
青椒土豆片 (qing jiao tu dou pian) Fried sliced potato with green chillies in soy sauce

 ☉ Soup

酸辣汤 (suan la tang) Hot and sour soup
粟米羹 (su mi geng) Corn and egg soup

 ☉ Pork Dishes

木樨肉 (mu xi rou) Stir-fried sliced pork with egg and black crispy mushroom
回锅肉 (hui guo rou) Twice cooked pork
干煸扁豆 (gan bian bian dou) Minced pork fried with French beans
三鲜锅巴 (san xian guo ba) Rice crisps with seafood
肉末粉丝 (rou mo fen si) Stir-fried minced pork with noodles made from green pea
鱼香肉丝 (yu xiang rou si) Hot and sweet slices of pork

 ☉ Chicken

宫爆鸡丁 (gong bao ji ding) Stir-fried diced chicken with peanuts and served with red chilli sauce
西柠煎软鸡 (xi ning jian ruan ji) Soft-fried chicken in lemon sauce

 ☉ Beef & Mutton

水煮羊肉 (shui zhu yang rou) Quick-boiled beef slices flavored with pepper oil
洋葱牛肉丝 (yang cong niu rou si) Shredded beef fried with onions in soy sauce
干煸牛肉丝 (gan bian niu rou si) Deep-fried shredded beef with pepper
葱爆羊肉 (cong bao yang rou) Quick-fried mutton with scallion
蚝油牛肉 (hao you niu rou) Sautéed beef slices with bamboo shoots in oyster sauce