à la chinoise

[criblecoblis]

How would you translate "à la chinoise"? I've seen it translated as "in a bizarre way" - is that correct? Can it mean different things in different contexts? Any examples would be really helpful.

 

[XPditif]

Hi!
So "à la chinoise" would be "chinese style", but without additionnal context...
(my only contexts are noodle cooking, or clothing, or working)

And of course:
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[leturc]

Another exemple I came across with the word chinese is "cérémonial chinois". It refers to a very complicated process.
But I agree with Xpiditif à la chinoise is Chinese style.


Cheers and peace up

 

[criblecoblis]

Thanks, both of you. I should have explained that I believe it also has an idiomatic meaning that's different from "Chinese style". I'm thinking of Jean-Luc Godard's film La Chinoise, ou plutôt à la chinoise. "In a bizarre way" makes some sense here, I just wondered if anyone else had come across the phrase used idiomatically.