太油 (tàiyóu): too oily

Meanings

Zhège cài tài yóu le, chī bu xià.

This dish is too greasy — I can't finish it.

Guǎngdōng rén yībān juéde Dōngběi cài tài yóu.

Cantonese people generally find Northeastern food too greasy.

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Common daily complaint. To ask for less oil in cooking, say 少油 (shǎo yóu, less oil) when ordering — standard phrasing at Chinese restaurants.

太 tài

油 yóu