"Vinegar" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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醋 cù vinegar / jealousy (in love rivalry)
酿造 niàng zào to brew / to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
食醋 shí cù table vinegar
白醋 bái cù white vinegar / plain vinegar
醋坛子 cù tán zi vinegar jar / (fig.) person of a jealous nature
香醋 xiāng cù aromatic vinegar / balsamic vinegar
陈醋 chén cù mature vinegar
炝 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further
添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar / fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
油盐酱醋 yóu yán jiàng cù (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar / (fig.) the trivia of everyday life
芳香醋 fāng xiāng cù balsamic vinegar
蓝肤木 lán fū mù sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice / also called tanner's sumach or vinegar tree
醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō lit. waves on a sea of vinegar / trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)
柴米油盐酱醋茶 chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea / fig. life's daily necessities
傻瓜干面 shǎ guā gān miàn boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste
柴米油盐酱醋茶 chái - mǐ - yóu - yán - jiàng - cù - chá lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea / fig. life's daily necessities
油盐酱醋 yóu - yán - jiàng - cù lit. oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom) / fig. life's daily necessities
添油加醋 tiān yóu - jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom) / fig. to embellish / to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)
酿制 niàng zhì to brew (beer, soy sauce etc) / to make (wine, vinegar etc) / to distill (spirits)
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