蒜蓉 suàn róng thoroughly mashed or minced garlic / garlic paste 蒜泥 suàn ní thoroughly mashed or minced garlic / garlic paste 酱 醬 jiàng thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) syn 蒜苗 suàn miáo garlic shoot / garlic sprouts syn 蒜米 suàn mǐ minced garlic / peeled garlic clove 挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 粘贴 粘貼 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1] syn 面糊 麵糊 miàn hù panada / cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts) / batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2] syn 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 大蒜 dà suàn garlic / CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2] syn 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) syn 蒜头 蒜頭 suàn tóu garlic bulb syn 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 青蒜 qīng suàn garlic shoots and leaves syn 蒜薹 suàn tái garlic shoots (cookery) syn 瓣 bàn petal / segment / clove (of garlic) / piece / section / fragment / valve / lamella / classifier for pieces, segments etc syn 蒜 suàn garlic / CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 压蒜器 壓蒜器 yā suàn qì garlic press 多瓣蒜 duō bàn suàn Chinese elephant garlic 大蒜炒肉片 dà suàn chǎo ròu piàn stir-fried pork with garlic 大蒜碾碎器 dà suàn niǎn suì qì garlic press 蒜味 suàn wèi garlic odor 蒜苗炒肉片 suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn stir-fried pork with garlic 蒜茸钳 蒜茸鉗 suàn róng qián garlic press 蒜蓉油菜 suàn róng yóu cài Chinese vegetable in garlic sauce 蒜蓉豆角 蒜蓉荳角 suàn róng dòu jiǎo green beans in garlic sauce 香蒜酱 香蒜醬 xiāng suàn jiàng garlic sauce / pesto 鱼香茄子 魚香茄子 yú xiāng qié zi "fish-flavored" eggplant in garlic sauce 鱼香 魚香 yú xiāng yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) 五荤 五葷 wǔ hūn (Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander syn 磕头如捣蒜 磕頭如搗蒜 kè tóu rú dǎo suàn lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head 五辛素 wǔ xīn sù (adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions) 蒜瓣 suàn bàn garlic clove 咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 㞎 bǎ (dialect) poo / (dialect) to shit 启海话 啟海話 qǐ hǎi huà Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai 媳妇 媳婦 xí fu (dialect) wife / (dialect) young married woman syn 拧巴 擰巴 nǐng ba (dialect) awkward / uncomfortable / (dialect) obstinate / contrary / argumentative 磕碜 磕磣 kē chen (dialect) ugly / unsightly / shabby / (dialect) to humiliate / to ridicule 馃子 餜子 guǒ zi (dialect) pastry / (dialect) youtiao / deep-fried cruller 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 巴适 巴適 bā shì (Sichuan dialect) comfortable / suitable / excellent / really good / (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb) / to curry favor with 剪切 jiǎn qiē to cut (with scissors or similar tool) / to shear / (geology) shear / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste") syn 酿造 釀造 niàng zào to brew / to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation syn 浆糊 漿糊 jiàng hu paste / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn 软膏 軟膏 ruǎn gāo ointment / paste 豆沙 dòu shā sweetened bean paste 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 糨糊 jiàng hù flour paste syn 糨糊 jiàng hu paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊[jiang4 hu5] / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] syn 辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce 炸酱面 炸醬麵 zhá jiàng miàn zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) 芝麻酱 芝麻醬 zhī ma jiàng sesame paste syn 热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack 印泥 yìn ní red ink paste used for seal syn 豆沙包 dòu shā bāo bean paste bun 麻酱 麻醬 má jiàng sesame paste syn 莲蓉 蓮蓉 lián róng lotus seed paste 枣泥 棗泥 zǎo ní jujube paste 虾酱 蝦醬 xiā jiàng shrimp paste 糊 hù paste / cream syn 贴 貼 tiē to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip syn 泥 ní mud / clay / paste / pulp syn 粘 zhān to glue / to paste / to adhere / to stick to syn 膏 gāo ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3] syn 蓉 róng paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus 帖 tiē fitting snugly / appropriate / suitable / variant of 貼|贴[tie1] / to paste / to obey syn 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 糨 jiàng (of soup, paste etc) thick syn 羊羹 yáng gēng yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form 糊剂 糊劑 hú jì paste / glue 红豆沙 紅豆沙 hóng dòu shā red bean paste 芋泥 yù ní yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine) 蒲鉾 pú móu kamaboko (fish paste made from surimi) 蟹酱 蟹醬 xiè jiàng crab paste 豆蓉 dòu róng sweetened bean paste syn 豆蓉包 dòu róng bāo bean paste bun 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) 麻醬 má jiàng sesame paste (sauce) 黏贴 黏貼 nián tiē to glue to / to paste onto / to stick on 黑芝麻糊 hēi zhī ma hú black sesame paste 黄酱 黃醬 huáng jiàng yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) 可卡因煳 可卡因糊 cocaine paste 裱煳工 裱糊工 Paste Up Man 熬膏 áo gāo to simmer to a paste 糨子 jiàng zi (coll.) paste syn 膏方 gāo fāng medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM) 汤种 湯種 tāng zhǒng water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane) 