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"beans" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
藿 huò Lophanthus rugosus / beans syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
茴香豆 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
五谷 五穀 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 syn
咖啡豆 kā fēi dòu coffee beans
毛豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod syn
露馅 露餡 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag
八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
豆汁 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk syn
蓉 róng paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn
菽 shū legumes (peas and beans) syn
豉 chǐ salted fermented beans
豇 jiāng cowpeas / black-eyed beans
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 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.
蓖麻籽 bì má zǐ castor beans
不辨菽麦 不辨菽麥 bù biàn shū mài lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters syn
布帛菽粟 bù bó shū sù cloth, silk, beans and grain / food and clothing / daily necessities
豏 xiàn half-grown beans / variant of 餡|馅[xian4]
干扁豆角 gān biǎn dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
烘豆 hōng dòu baked beans
煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán qí burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom) / to cause internecine strife syn
白菜豆 bái cài dòu white kidney beans
蒜蓉豆角 蒜蓉荳角 suàn róng dòu jiǎo green beans in garlic sauce
芸荳 蕓荳 yún dòu kidney bean / peas and beans in general
猫屎咖啡 貓屎咖啡 māo shǐ kā fēi "kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces
干煸四季豆 亁煸四季豆 gān biān sì jì dòu fried beans, Sichuan style
竹筒倒豆子 zhú tǒng dǎo dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / to come clean / to make a clean breast of things
吐实 吐實 tǔ shí to reveal the truth / to spill the beans
六陈 六陳 liù chén food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
绿豆椪 綠豆椪 lǜ dòu pèng mung bean cake (pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans)
甘纳豆 甘納豆 gān nà dòu amanattō, traditional Japanese sweets made from azuki or other beans
竹筒倒豆子 zhú tǒng dào dòu zi to pour beans out of a bamboo tube / (fig.) to come clean / to make a clean breast of things
干煸豆角 乾煸豆角 gān biān dòu jiǎo green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
豆豆鞋 dòu dòu xié loafers (the name comes from the rubber "pebbles", which resemble beans, on the sole of some loafers)
布帛菽粟 bù - bó - shū - sù lit. cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) / fig. food and clothing / daily necessities
避风塘 避風塘 bì fēng táng typhoon shelter (a cove where boats shelter from strong winds and rough seas, esp. in Hong Kong) / (attributive) typhoon shelter-style, a cooking method associated with those who lived on boats in the coves, where crab, prawn or other meat is fried and flavored with spices and black beans
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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