酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 喫不到葡萄說葡萄酸 chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them 说葡萄酸 說葡萄酸 shuō pú tao suān sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them 变苦 變苦 biàn kǔ to sour / to turn sour / to curdle 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish 咕咾肉 gū lǎo ròu sweet and sour meat (pork) 咕噜肉 咕嚕肉 gū lū ròu sweet and sour meat (pork) 甜酸肉 tián suān ròu sweet and sour pork 糖醋肉 táng cù ròu sweet and sour pork 糖醋里脊 táng cù lǐ jǐ sweet and sour pork 古老肉 gǔ lǎo ròu sweet and sour pork / also written 咕嚕肉|咕噜肉[gu1 lu1 rou4] 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 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") 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 水菖蒲 shuǐ chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 甘言蜜语 甘言蜜語 gān yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 槟子 檳子 bīn zi binzi / a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent 酸辣土豆丝 酸辣土豆絲 suān là tǔ dòu sī hot and sour shredded potato 酸辣酱 酸辣醬 suān là jiàng hot and sour sauce / chutney 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful 酸溜溜 suān liū liū sour / acid syn 酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 酸 suān sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid syn 果蔬酸酸乳 guǒ shū suān suān rǔ fruit sour milk 酸葡萄 suān pú tao sour grapes 酸败 酸敗 suān bài (milk) to turn sour / (meat, fish) to go off 酸气 suān qì sour gas 苦瓜脸 苦瓜臉 kǔ guā liǎn sour expression on one's face 嗳气酸腐 噯氣酸腐 ài qì suān fǔ belching of sour putrid gas (medical term) 嗳酸 噯酸 ài suān sour belching (medical term) 酸不溜丢 酸不溜丟 suān bu liū diū sour / acrid / (of a person) embittered 臭脸 臭臉 chòu liǎn sour face / scowling face / CL:張|张[zhang1],副[fu4] 沙瓦 shā wǎ a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword) 酸儿辣女 酸兒辣女 suān ér là nǚ if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy / if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom) 嗳气酸腐 噯氣酸腐 ǎi qì suān fǔ belching of sour putrid gas (medical term) 嗳酸 噯酸 ǎi suān sour belching (medical term) 酸奶油 suān nǎi yóu sour cream 餲 ài (literary) (of food) spoiled / sour / gone off 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 甜润 甜潤 tián rùn sweet and mellow / fresh and moist (air) 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 罗汉果 羅漢果 luó hàn guǒ monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine 不经一番风霜苦，难得腊梅吐清香 不經一番風霜苦，難得臘梅吐清香 bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ , nán dé là méi tǔ qīng xiāng Without once passing through the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from? 婉妙 wǎn miào sweet / soft / lovely (of sounds and voices) 甜津津 tián jīn jīn sweet and delicious syn 甜言密语 甜言密語 tián yán mì yǔ sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 甜腻 甜膩 tián nì sweet and unctuous / (fig.) overly sentimental 糖油粑粑 táng yóu bā bā sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan 兰麝 蘭麝 lán shè lit. orchids and musk / fig. sweet perfumes 甜稚 tián zhì sweet and innocent 当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes 奶帅 奶帥 nǎi shuài (slang) (of a young man) sweet and boyish in appearance / having soft, feminine features 乳酪饼 乳酪餅 rǔ lào bǐng (Tw) a square sheet of pastry, typically pan-fried and served with savory fillings or sweet jam 楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ - kě lián (idiom) pitiable / sweet, innocent and vulnerable syn 清甜 qīng tián (of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet 砂糖橘 shā táng jú sugar mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. "Shatangju"), a cultivar of mandarin that originated in Guangdong, known for its sweet flavor and easy-to-peel skin 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 红薯 紅薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) syn 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet syn 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 山芋 shān yù sweet potato syn 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato / yam syn 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 蕃薯 fán shǔ sweet potato 甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas syn 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor syn 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) 