美味 měi wèi delicious / delicious food / delicacy syn 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 肥鲜 肥鮮 féi xiān fresh and tender (of food) / delicious 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom) / fig. to live well 好吃 hǎo chī tasty / delicious syn 佳肴 佳餚 jiā yáo fine food / delicacies / delicious food syn 鲜美 鮮美 xiān měi delicious / tasty syn 香喷喷 香噴噴 xiāng pēn pēn delicious / savory syn 喷香 噴香 pèn xiāng fragrant / delicious syn 香饽饽 香餑餑 xiāng bō bo delicious cakes / popular person / sth that is in high demand 美味可口 měi wèi kě kǒu delicious / tasty syn 蛇果 shé guǒ Red Delicious (a sort of apple) 好料 hǎo liào sth of good quality / good person (usu. in the negative) / (Tw) delicious food 食指大动 食指大動 shí zhǐ - dà dòng (idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 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) 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 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 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 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 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? 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) 婉妙 wǎn miào sweet / soft / lovely (of sounds and voices) 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] 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 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 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) 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 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) 白薯 bái shǔ sweet potato syn 嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking / ingratiating 红苕 紅苕 hóng sháo (dialect) sweet potato or yam 甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 甜 tián sweet syn 嫣 yān (literary) lovely / sweet 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 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 醴 lǐ sweet wine syn 齁 hōu to snore / thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food / (dialect) very / extremely 