夹心 夾心 jiā xīn to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking) / stuffed 酿 釀 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method) syn 包子 bāo zi baozi / bao (steamed stuffed bun) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 饭团 飯糰 fàn tuán rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings) / onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball) syn 肠粉 腸粉 cháng fěn rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc 合子 hé zi pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables) 叉烧包 叉燒包 chā shāo bāo steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork 夹馅 夾餡 jiā xiàn stuffed (of food) / with filling syn 尽饱 盡飽 jìn bǎo to be stuffed to the gills / to eat to satiety 车轮饼 車輪餅 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings) 肉圆 肉圓 ròu yuán ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân]) 菜包子 cài bāo zi steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing 刈包 guà bāo popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro 炸两 炸兩 zhá liǎng (Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2] 芝心 zhī xīn stuffed crust (pizza) / cheesy crust 布偶 bù ǒu stuffed toy / rag doll 大肠包小肠 大腸包小腸 dà cháng bāo xiǎo cháng small sausage in large sausage (pork sausage stuffed inside a glutinous rice sausage, a Taiwanese street food specialty) 乌拉 烏拉 wù la leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter syn 鸳鸯 鴛鴦 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple syn 鸭子 鴨子 yā zi duck / male prostitute (slang) syn 烤鸭 烤鴨 kǎo yā roast duck 野鸭 野鴨 yě yā wild duck / mallard (Anas platyrhyncha) syn 北京烤鸭 北京烤鴨 běi jīng kǎo yā Peking Duck 垫板 diàn pàn duck-board 板鸭 板鴨 bǎn yā pressed (dried) salted duck 咸鸭蛋 鹹鴨蛋 xián yā dàn salted duck egg 鸭掌 鴨掌 yā zhǎng duck feet (claws) 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 野鸳鸯 野鴛鴦 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 鸭 鴨 yā duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute syn 鸳 鴛 yuān mandarin duck 鹜 鶩 wù duck syn 鸂 xī a kind of water bird resembling a duck 鶩 wù tame duck 鴢 yòu (duck) 赶鸭子上架 趕鴨子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result 鴄 pī wild duck 鸂鶒 xī chì a kind of water bird resembling a mandarin duck 唐老鸭 唐老鴨 táng lǎo yā Donald Duck 家鸭 家鴨 jiā yā domestic duck syn 家鸭绿头鸭 家鴨綠頭鴨 jiā yā lǜ tóu yā mallard / duck (Anas platyrhyncha) 棘鼻青岛龙 棘鼻青島龍 jí bí qīng dǎo lóng Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout 鸡同鸭讲 雞同鴨講 jī tóng yā jiǎng lit. chicken speaking with duck / fig. talking without communicating / people not understanding each other 鸭嘴龙 鴨嘴龍 yā zuǐ lóng hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) 鸭子汤 鴨子湯 yā zi tāng Duck soup 鹥 鷖 yī wigeon (Anas penelope, a Eurasian duck) / seagull (arch.) 凤头潜鸭 鳳頭潛鴨 fèng tóu qián yā (bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) 白头硬尾鸭 白頭硬尾鴨 bái tóu yìng wěi yā (bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) 斑嘴鸭 斑嘴鴨 bān zuǐ yā (bird species of China) eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha) 栗树鸭 栗樹鴨 lì shù yā (bird species of China) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) 瘤鸭 瘤鴨 liú yā (bird species of China) knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) 莱桑鸭 萊桑鴨 lái sāng yā Laysan duck 白头树鸭 白頭樹鴨 white-faced whistling duck 双色树鸭 雙色樹鴨 fulvous whistling duck 待毙 待斃 dài bì to await death / to be a sitting duck 春江水暖鸭先知 春江水暖鴨先知 chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) / fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows 鸭子儿 鴨子兒 yā zǐ r (coll.) duck's egg syn 㶉鶒 鸂鶒 xī chì a kind of waterbird resembling a mandarin duck 丑鸭 丑鴨 chǒu yā (bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 印缅斑嘴鸭 印緬斑嘴鴨 yìn miǎn bān zuǐ yā (bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) 棕颈鸭 棕頸鴨 zōng jǐng yā (bird species of China) Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) 罗纹鸭 羅紋鴨 luó wén yā (bird species of China) falcated duck (Mareca falcata) 长尾鸭 長尾鴨 cháng wěi yā (bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) 云石斑鸭 雲石斑鴨 yún shí bān yā (bird species of China) marbled teal / marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) 毛鸭蛋 毛鴨蛋 máo yā dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) 鸭仔蛋 鴨仔蛋 yā zǐ dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell) 煮熟的鸭子飞了 煮熟的鴨子飛了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers 一学就会 一學就會 yī xué jiù huì to pick up (a skill) in a very short time / to take to sth like a duck to water 印缅斑嘴鸭 印緬斑嘴鴨 yìn - miǎn bān zuǐ yā (bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) 㶉𫛶 鸂鶒 xī chì a kind of waterbird resembling a mandarin duck 𬸚𬸦 鸑鷟 yuè zhuó (literary) mythical bird similar to a phoenix / (archaic) waterbird similar to a large duck 配方 pèi fāng prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.) syn 料理 liào lǐ to arrange / to handle / to cook / cuisine / art of cooking syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 烹饪 烹飪 pēng rèn cooking / culinary arts syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 配料 pèi liào ingredients (in a cooking recipe) / to mix materials according to directions 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 厨艺 廚藝 chú yì cooking skills / culinary talent 做菜 zuò cài to cook / cooking syn 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish 料酒 liào jiǔ cooking wine 家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) 灶具 zào jù stove / cooker / (dialect) cooking utensils syn 调匀 調勻 tiáo yún to blend (cooking) / to mix evenly syn 文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) 烧火 燒火 shāo huǒ to light a fire for cooking syn 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils / cookware / cooker 禁烟 禁煙 jìn yān to ban smoking / to quit smoking / to prohibit cooking / prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729) 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 食油 shí yóu cooking oil syn 