Chinese phrase
〜太咸了 〜 tài xián le
Meaning
___ tastes too salty
When to use it
Says that food has an overly salty taste. It is often used as direct feedback about cooking, with the tone depending on the speaker's manner.
Example dialogue
你做的菜太咸了，下次能少放点盐吗？ nǐ zuò de cài tài xián le xià cì néng shǎo fàng diǎn yán ma
Your dish is too salty. Could you put in less salt next time?
好，我下次少放点，抱歉这次咸了。 hǎo wǒ xià cì shǎo fàng diǎn bào qiàn zhè cì xián le
Okay, I'll put in less next time. Sorry it was too salty this time.