"stir-fried spinach" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
炒菠菜	chǎo bō cài	stir-fried spinach

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
动動	dòng	(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞\|动词[dong4 ci2], verb	syn
激动激動	jī dòng	to move emotionally / to stir up (emotions) / to excite	syn
卡拉	kǎ lā	karaoke / (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
薯条薯條	shǔ tiáo	french fries / french fried potatoes / chips
捣乱搗亂	dǎo luàn	to disturb / to look for trouble / to stir up a row / to bother sb intentionally	syn
挑起	tiǎo qǐ	to provoke / to stir up / to incite	syn
点火點火	diǎn huǒ	to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble	syn
惹火	rě huǒ	to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers
轰动轟動	hōng dòng	to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy
触动觸動	chù dòng	to touch / to stir up (trouble or emotions) / to move (sb's emotions or worry)	syn
捣蛋搗蛋	dǎo dàn	to cause trouble / to stir up trouble	syn
炸鸡炸雞	zhá jī	fried chicken
激起	jī qǐ	to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up	syn
振奋振奮	zhèn fèn	to stir oneself up / to raise one's spirits / to inspire	syn
掀起	xiān qǐ	to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)	syn
搅拌攪拌	jiǎo bàn	to stir / to agitate	syn
菠菜	bō cài	spinach (CL:棵[ke1]) / (slang) gambling / gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2cai3])
炸鱼炸魚	zhá yú	deep-fried fish
蠢蠢欲动蠢蠢欲動	chǔn chǔn yù dòng	to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening	syn
惹祸惹禍	rě huò	to stir up trouble / to invite disaster	syn
来劲來勁	lái jìn	(dialect) to be full of zeal / high-spirited / exhilarating / to stir sb up	syn
肯德基	kěn dé jī	KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken
搅动攪動	jiǎo dòng	to mix / to stir	syn
惹是生非	rě shì shēng fēi	to stir up trouble	syn
炒面炒麵	chǎo miàn	stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
麻花	má huā	fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)	syn
呼风唤雨呼風喚雨	hū fēng huàn yǔ	to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
炒饭炒飯	chǎo fàn	fried rice / (Tw) (slang) to have sex
翻动翻動	fān dòng	to flip over / to turn (a page) / to scroll (an electronic document) / to stir (food in a pot etc) / to move things about / to rummage	syn
兴风作浪興風作浪	xīng fēng zuò làng	to incite trouble / to stir up havoc	syn
油条油條	yóu tiáo	youtiao (deep-fried breadstick) / CL:根[gen1] / slick and sly person	syn
拨弄撥弄	bō nòng	to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up	syn
荷包蛋	hé bāo dàn	poached egg / egg fried on both sides
激愤激憤	jī fèn	to stir up emotions / furious / angry / anger	syn
扰动擾動	rǎo dòng	to disturb / to stir up / disturbance / agitation / turmoil	syn
炒菜	chǎo cài	to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish
躁动躁動	zào dòng	to stir restlessly / to be agitated / commotion / agitation	syn
拨动撥動	bō dòng	to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc)	syn
锅贴鍋貼	guō tiē	fried dumpling / potsticker	syn
挑唆	tiǎo suō	to incite / to stir up / to instigate	syn
油饼油餅	yóu bǐng	deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder)	syn
爆炒	bào chǎo	to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling
汤圆湯圓	tāng yuán	boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival	syn
煽情	shān qíng	to stir up emotion / to arouse sympathy / moving
撼动撼動	hàn dòng	to shake up / to deal a shock / (fig.) to stir (sb's heart)	syn
薯片	shǔ piàn	fried potato chips
热炒熱炒	rè chǎo	stir-fried dish (Tw)
惹起	rě qǐ	provoke, incite / stir up / arouse (attention)
煎蛋	jiān dàn	fried egg
撩动撩動	liáo dòng	to stir up / to provoke
吉列	jí liè	breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese)
拌和	bàn huò	to mix and stir / to blend	syn
苋菜莧菜	xiàn cài	amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
蠢动蠢動	chǔn dòng	to wriggle / (fig.) to stir up trouble / (of a sentiment) to stir	syn
掀动掀動	xiān dòng	to stir / to lift / to set sth in motion	syn
爆肚	bào dǔ	deep fried tripe
鱼香肉丝魚香肉絲	yú xiāng ròu sī	pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香\|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
惹是非	rě shì fēi	to stir up trouble
惹	rě	to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems)	syn
挑	tiǎo	to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up	syn
炒	chǎo	to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate (in real estate etc) / to scalp / to hype up / to sack / to fire (sb)	syn
触觸	chù	to touch / to make contact with sth / to stir up sb's emotions	syn
搅攪	jiǎo	to disturb / to annoy / to mix / to stir	syn
捣搗	dǎo	to pound / to beat / to hull / to attack / to disturb / to stir	syn
撩	liáo	to tease / to provoke / to stir up (emotions)	syn
烹	pēng	to boil / to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)	syn
薄脆	báo cuì	crispy / thin and brittle / a crispy fried cracker
煸	biān	to stir-fry before broiling or stewing	syn
调弄調弄	tiáo nòng	to tease / to make fun of / to provoke / to stir up (trouble)	syn
菠	bō	spinach
苋莧	xiàn	amaranth (genus Amaranthus) / Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
东坡肉東坡肉	dōng pō ròu	stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾\|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡\|苏东坡
惹火烧身惹火燒身	rě huǒ shāo shēn	stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom) / to get one's fingers burnt / fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling	syn
播弄	bō nong	to order people about / to stir up / to sow discord	syn
熘	liū	quick-fry / sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added / also written 溜	syn
炝熗	qiàng	to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further	syn
撺攛	cuān	rush / stir up / throw / fling / hurry / rage	syn
蕹	wèng	water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1]
蛊惑人心蠱惑人心	gǔ huò rén xīn	to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom) / to resort to demagogy	syn
炒米	chǎo mǐ	fried rice / millet stir-fried in butter
炸糕	zhá gāo	fried glutinous rice dough cake
炒冷饭炒冷飯	chǎo lěng fàn	to stir-fry leftover rice / fig. to rehash the same story / to serve up the same old product	syn
餈	cí	fried rice cake
粩	lāo	a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3]
薐	léng	old name for spinach
煽风点火煽風點火	shān fēng diǎn huǒ	(idiom) to fan the flames / to incite people / to stir up trouble	syn
招风惹草招風惹草	zhāo fēng rě cǎo	to stir up trouble (idiom) / to sow discord
掀风鼓浪掀風鼓浪	xiān fēng gǔ làng	to raise a storm / to stir up trouble / to instigate	syn
诲淫诲盗誨淫誨盜	huì yín huì dào	to promote sex and violence / to stir up lust and covetousness
遇事生风遇事生風	yù shì shēng fēng	to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
打抛打拋	dǎ pāo	holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬\|打抛猪[da3pao1zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)
蛋炒饭节蛋炒飯節	dàn chǎo fàn jié	Fried Rice with Egg Festival, informally observed annually on November 25 as the anniversary of the death in 1950 of Mao Zedong's son Mao Anying, by people who are grateful that Mao's grip on China did not extend to a second generation (The younger Mao died in an American air raid in Korea, and, according to a popular account, his death was the result of cooking fried rice with egg, which produced smoke detected by US forces.)
棺材板	guān cai bǎn	wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself) / (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim / unsmiling / coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)
麻婆豆腐	má pó dòu fǔ	mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
地三鲜地三鮮	dì sān xiān	dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
大蒜炒肉片	dà suàn chǎo ròu piàn	stir-fried pork with garlic
宫爆肉丁宮爆肉丁	gōng bào ròu dīng	stir-fried diced pork
牛肉炒面牛肉炒麵	niú ròu chǎo miàn	stir-fried noodles with beef
糟溜黄鱼糟溜黃魚	zāo liū huáng yú	stir-fried yellow fish filet

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"stir-fried spinach" Chinese-English Dictionary

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