Chinese Unit 4

菜肴

cài yáo - dishes

世界公认

shì jiè gōng rèn - universally acknowledged; agreed by the world

开玩笑

kāi wán xiào - to joke; to kid

俗语

sú yǔ - folk saying; proverb

天堂

tiān táng - heaven; paradise

工资

gōng zī - salary; wages

表示

biǎo shì - to indicate; to express

菜系

cài xì - cuisine; culinary tradition

划分

huà fēn - to divide; to classify

按

àn - according to; based on

八大菜系

bā dà cài xì - the Eight Great Cuisines of China

分布

fēn bù - distribution; to be distributed

口味

kǒu wèi - flavor; taste

气候

qì hòu - climate

浓厚

nóng hòu - rich and thick; strong

重

zhòng - strong; heavy (flavor)

温和

wēn hé - mild; gentle

麻辣

má là - numbing and spicy

物产

wù chǎn - products; local produce

材料

cái liào - ingredients; materials

沿海

yán hǎi - coastal

水产

shuǐ chǎn - aquatic products; seafood

海鲜

hǎi xiān - seafood

野味

yě wèi - wild game

野猪

yě zhū - wild boar

蛇

shé - snake

欧洲

Ōu zhōu - Europe

种

zhǒng - type; kind

省

shěng - province

地图

dì tú - map