Chinese word

糖醋

Pronunciation

Pinyintáng cù

Meaning

  • nounsweet and sour

Example

我想吃糖醋排骨。wǒ xiǎng chī táng cù pái gǔ

I want to eat sweet-and-sour spareribs.

Illustration for 糖醋 (sweet and sour)

More examples

他做的糖醋酱很受欢迎。tā zuò de táng cù jiàng hěn shòu huān yíng

The sweet-and-sour sauce he makes is very popular.

Core concept

A balanced flavor in which vinegar's sharpness is rounded by sugar's sweetness, in a sauce or a dish.

Common phrases

  • 糖醋排骨táng cù pái gǔ

    sweet-and-sour spareribs

  • 糖醋鱼táng cù yú

    sweet-and-sour fish

  • 糖醋酱táng cù jiàng

    sweet-and-sour sauce

Similar words

糖醋酱táng cù jiàng: A sauce that blends sugar's sweetness with vinegar's sourness.
酸甜味suān tián wèi: A combined sweet and sour taste.

Definition in Chinese

糖醋是指甜味与酸味并存的一种风味，也指以此风味调制的酱汁或采用该味法烹制的菜肴。táng cù shì zhǐ tián wèi yǔ suān wèi bìng cún de yì zhǒng fēng wèi yě zhǐ yí cǐ fēng wèi tiáo zhì de jiàng zhī huò cǎi yòng gāi wèi fǎ pēng zhì de cài yáo

Word origin

糖 (táng, "sugar") + 醋 (cù, "vinegar") names the two ingredients whose contrasting tastes define the word.

Usage tips

  • On a Chinese menu, 糖醋 (tángcù, "sweet and sour") before a dish name usually marks its seasoning style, not only a sauce served separately.

Other meanings

  • sweet-and-sour saucenoun
  • sweet-and-sour tastenoun

Related words

  • 糖醋酱táng cù jiàngsweet-and-sour saucenoun
  • 糖醋味táng cù wèisweet-and-sour tastenoun

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