"Beans" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 huò Lophanthus rugosus / beans
 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley
 kā fēi dòu coffee beans
 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag
 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk
 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
 róng paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin
 chǐ salted fermented beans
 jiāng cowpeas / black-eyed beans
 bì má zǐ castor beans
 bù biàn shū mài lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters
 bù bó shū sù cloth, silk, beans and grain / food and clothing / daily necessities
 xiàn half-grown beans / variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
 gān biǎn dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
 hōng dòu baked beans
 zhǔ dòu rán qí burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom) / to cause internecine strife
 bái cài dòu white kidney beans
 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom) / fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
 suàn róng dòu jiǎo green beans in garlic sauce
 yún dòu kidney bean / peas and beans in general
 māo shǐ kā fēi "kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces
 gān biān sì jì dòu fried beans, Sichuan style
 zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / to come clean / to make a clean breast of things
 tǔ shí to reveal the truth / to spill the beans
 liù chén food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
 gān nà dòu amanattō, traditional Japanese sweets made from azuki or other beans
 zhú tǒng dào dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / (fig.) to come clean / to make a clean breast of things
 gān biān dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
 dòu dòu xié loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers)
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