Chinese word

去腥

Pronunciation

Pinyinqù xīng

Meaning

  • verbremove the fishy smell

Example

我们可以用姜和料酒来去腥。wǒ men ké yǐ yòng jiāng hé liào jiǔ lái qù xīng

We can use ginger and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.

Illustration for 去腥 (remove the fishy smell)

More examples

做菜前要把鱼去腥，这样味道更好。zuò cài qián yào bǎ yú qù xīng zhè yàng wèi dào gèng hǎo

Remove the fishy smell from the fish before cooking so it tastes better.

Core concept

A cooking process that clears an unwanted raw-food odor so the ingredient has a cleaner aroma and taste.

Common phrases

  • 把鱼去腥bǎ yú qù xīng

    remove the fishy smell from fish

  • 用柠檬汁去腥yòng níng méng zhī qù xīng

    use lemon juice to remove the fishy smell

Similar words

去味qù wèi: Reduce an unwanted smell or taste in food so it bothers people less.
除腥chú xīng: Take away the raw, fishy smell from food.
洗净xǐ jìng: Wash food to remove dirt and materials that cause an unwanted smell.
除臭chú chòu: Get rid of an unpleasant or unwanted smell.

Definition in Chinese

通过焯水、加姜、加料酒或其他调味与处理方法去除鱼、肉等食材的腥味，使其更易入口。tōng guò chāo shuǐ jiā jiāng jiā liào jiǔ huò qí tā tiáo wèi yǔ chú lǐ fāng fǎ qù chú yú ròu děng shí cái de xīng wèi shǐ qí gēng yì rù kǒu

Word origin

去 (qù, "remove") + 腥 (xīng, "fishy smell") forms a transparent compound for taking an unwanted food odor away.

Usage tips

  • English fishy can describe suspicious behavior as well as food, but this Chinese cooking verb has only the food-related sense.

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