慕斯

mùsī

noun

Measure Word

一块慕斯 kuài

Meanings

1 mousse (dessert)
2 mousse cake

Characters

(phonetic; lit. 'to admire')

(phonetic; classical 'this')

Examples

她点了一块巧克力慕斯做甜点。

Tā diǎn le yī kuài qiǎokèlì mùsī zuò tiándiǎn.

She ordered a chocolate mousse for dessert.

这款芒果慕斯入口即化。

Zhè kuǎn mángguǒ mùsī rùkǒu jí huà.

This mango mousse melts the moment it touches your mouth.

Tips

memory

Pure phonetic loan from French/English 'mousse' (mù + sī ≈ 'moose'). Don't confuse with 摩丝 (mósī) — hair mousse — which is a different transliteration for a different product.

Stroke Order

慕 mù

斯 sī