Ch5 Chinese Cuisines all

鲁

lǔ - the old name for Shandong province

四川

Sìchuān - Sichuan

江苏

Jiāng sū -Jiangsu Province

浙江

zhè jiāng - Zhejiang Province

粤

yuè - another name for Guangdong province

福建

Fújiàn - Fujian

闽

mǐn - abbreviation for Fujian Province

湖南

Hú nán - Hunan province

湘

xiāng - Hunan province

安徽

ān huī - Anhui Province

室友

shì yǒu - roommate

同屋

tóng wū - roomate

哈尔滨

hā ěr bīn - Harbin

苏州

Sūzhōu - Suzhou (a city in Jiangsu Province)

演员

yǎn yuán - actor/actress

庆祝

qìng zhù - to celebrate; celebration

随便

suí biàn - casual; informal; random; whatever

偏

piān - to lean toward

班门弄斧

bān mén nòng fǔ - show off one's slight talent/skill before an expert

以...为主

yǐ...wéi zhǔ - take...as the main factor

既然

jìrán - since, now that

学问

xué wèn - knowledge

当然

dāng rán - of course

民以食为天

mín yǐ shí wéi tiān - Food is the most important thing in the eyes of the people

博大精深

bó dà jīng shēn - to have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship

讲究

jiǎng jiu - to be particular about

真

zhēn - really, truly

以为

yǐ wéi - to think; to believe; to consider

发源

fā yuán - originate

改天

gǎi tiān - another day; some other day

麻婆豆腐

má pó dòu fu - Mapo Tofu

宫保鸡丁

gōng bǎo jī dīng - Kung Pao chicken

注重

zhù zhòng - pay attention to; emphasize

色彩

sè cǎi - colors

红烧

hóng shāo - to braise or stew in soy sauce

狮子

shī zi - lion

西湖

Xī hú - West Lake, in Hangzhou

龙井

Lóng jǐng - Longjing green tea

虾仁

xiā rén - shelled fresh shrimp

鲜

xiān - savory; delicious

香

xiāng - smell good； aromatic

繁

fán - many

花样

huā yàng - variety

茶点

chá diǎn - tea and pastries; refreshment；dim-sum

煲汤

bāo tāng - soup (cooked for a long time)

纯

chún - pure

奶汤

nǎi tānāg - broth cooked with bones for a long time and looks white

太极

tài jí - Tai Chi

明虾

míng xīa - prawn

佛跳墙

fó tiào qiáng - Buddha jumps over the wall

菜系

cài xì - cuisine, style of cooking of a region

形成

xíng chéng - to form; take shape

原因

yúan yīin - reason

当地

dāng dì - local, in the locality

物产

wù chǎn - products; produce

风俗

fēng sú - common customs

习惯

xí guàn - habit

水产

shuǐ chǎn - aquatic products

家禽

jiā qín - poultry

则

zé - on the other hand; so; then

食

shí - to eat

差异

chā yì - difference; divergence

寒冷

hán lěng - very cold

菜肴

cài yáo - cooked food

浓

nóng - thick

厚

hòu - thick; deep

麻

má - numbing

烹饪

pēng rèn - to cook

擅长

shàn cháng - to be good at / to be expert in

爆

bào - quick stir-fry in high heat

熘

liū - to stir-fry with flour coating

烧

shāo - to cook with soy sauce and sugar

煸

biān - stir-fry with oil until ingredients are dry

炖

dùn - stew slowly, simmer

焗

jú - cover the food and cook with heat (no liquid)