咖喱粉

gālífěn

noun #46,978

Meanings

1 curry powder

Characters

(part of 咖喱, curry)

(part of 咖喱, curry)

Examples

做咖喱鸡要放两勺咖喱粉。

Zuò gālí jī yào fàng liǎng sháo gālífěn.

To make curry chicken, add two spoonfuls of curry powder.

这瓶咖喱粉是印度进口的。

Zhè píng gālífěn shì Yìndù jìnkǒu de.

This bottle of curry powder is imported from India.

Tips

usage

咖 is read as kā in most words (咖啡 coffee) but gā specifically in 咖喱 — a rare tone/reading swap triggered by the loanword origin. Remember: kāfēi is coffee, gālí is curry.

Stroke Order

咖 kā

喱 lí

粉 fěn