# Bilingual Chinese Restaurant Menu Layout Template

## Item layout
English functional name
Chinese name · pinyin
One-sentence description
Dietary / spice notes
Price

## Example
Sichuan Chile Oil Beef
水煮牛肉 · shuǐ zhǔ niú ròu
Beef slices in spicy Sichuan chile broth with vegetables.
Spicy · Contains soy · Ask about wheat
$19.95

## Layout rules
- Do not rely on Chinese characters alone.
- Do not rely on pinyin alone.
- Use English functional names for scanability.
- Preserve Chinese names for specificity and cultural accuracy.
- Use one-line descriptions for unfamiliar dishes.
- Keep dietary labels in text, not only icons.
- Test on mobile, not only print.

## Print menu columns
Column 1: English functional name
Column 2: Chinese name
Column 3: description
Column 4: price

## Online menu fields
dish_name_en:
dish_name_zh:
pinyin:
description:
spice:
contains:
price:
image_alt_text: