Vocabulary
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| 水到渠成 水到渠成 | lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom); fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally | Idiom |
| 不成 不成 | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? | Xiehouyu |
| 高手 高手 | expert; past master; dab hand | Xiehouyu |
| 排档 排檔 | (coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area; (Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles) | Colloquialism |
| 嘛 嘛 | used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 小龙虾 小龍蝦 | crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish | |
| 宵夜 宵夜 | midnight snack; late-night snack | |
| 入味 入味 | tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting | |
| 卤汁 滷汁 | gravy; marinade | |
| 大虾 大蝦 | prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz | |
| 劈柴 劈柴 | to chop firewood; to split logs | |
| 腌制 腌製 | marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing | |
| 军需 軍需 | military supplies | |
| 青酱 青醬 | pesto sauce | |
| 主厨 主廚 | chef; to be the chef | |
| 顿悟 頓悟 | a flash of realization; the truth in a flash; a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) | |
| 置身 置身 | to place oneself; to stay | |
| 交织 交織 | to interweave | |
| 水渠 水渠 | canal | |
| 钻进 鑽進 | to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into | |
| 产区 產區 | place of production; manufacturing location | |
| 锅灶 鍋灶 | stove; cooking burner | |
| 龙虾 龍蝦 | lobster | |
| 年产 年產 | annual production | |
| 入侵物种 入侵物種 | invasive species | |
| 原产地 原產地 | original source; place of origin; provenance | |
| 调味料 調味料 | seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences | |
| 柠檬汁 檸檬汁 | lemon juice | |
| 畅快 暢快 | carefree | |
| 枝叶 枝葉 | branch and leaf | |
| 沾满 沾滿 | muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in | |
| 缝隙 縫隙 | small crack; chink | |
| 罗布 羅布 | to display; to spread out; to distribute; old spelling of, ruble | |
| 争霸 爭霸 | to contend for hegemony; a power struggle | |
| 虾线 蝦線 | digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein | |
| 烹制 烹製 | to cook; to prepare (food) | |
| 爆出 爆出 | to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story) | |
| 大限 大限 | the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan | |
| 掌勺 掌勺 | to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef | |
| 逝去 逝去 | to elapse; to pass away; to die; demise | |
| 猜拳 猜拳 | finger-guessing game; rock-paper-scissors game; morra | |
| 闯荡 闖蕩 | to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success | |
| 摊位 攤位 | vendor's booth | |
| 烟熏 煙燻 | smoke; to fumigate | |
| 热炒 熱炒 | stir-fried dish (Tw) | |
| 宴席 宴席 | banquet; feast | |
| 白粥 白粥 | plain rice congee | |
| 米粒 米粒 | grain of rice; granule | |
| 内侧 內側 | inner side | |
| 酥松 酥鬆 | loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc); flaky (pastry etc) |