"to sour" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
变苦 變苦 biàn kǔ to sour / to turn sour / to curdle
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn
酸溜溜 suān liū liū sour / acid syn
五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup
五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors
酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet
酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful
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
酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa)
甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour
suān sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid syn
糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish
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
槟子 檳子 bīn zi binzi / a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent
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)
果蔬酸酸乳 guǒ shū suān suān rǔ fruit sour milk
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
酸葡萄 suān pú tao sour grapes
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
酸败 酸敗 suān bài (milk) to turn sour / (meat, fish) to go off
古老肉 gǔ lǎo ròu sweet and sour pork / also written 咕嚕肉|咕噜肉[gu1 lu1 rou4]
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
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
ài (literary) (of food) spoiled / sour / gone off
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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