红油 (hóngyóu): chili oil

Meanings

1 chili oil
2 red chili oil

Characters

红

Examples

这家店的红油抄手特别好吃。

Zhè jiā diàn de hóngyóu chāoshǒu tèbié hǎochī.

This shop's chili-oil wontons are especially good.

拌面时加一勺红油。

Bànmiàn shí jiā yī sháo hóngyóu.

Add a spoon of chili oil when mixing the noodles.

Tips

culture

Sichuan kitchens infuse hot oil with chilies, peppercorns and aromatics; the bright red oil sits on top and gets ladled into cold dishes (凉菜) like 红油抄手 and 口水鸡.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

油 yóu

Related Words

红椒 hóngjiāo

red pepper / red chili pepper

红土地 hóngtǔdì

red earth; red soil land / Hongtudi (Yunnan Dongchuan red-earth landscape; also a Chongqing district / metro station)

红蟹 hóngxiè

red crab / any of several crabs with a red carapace; in particular the Christmas Island red crab or Chinese 石蟹

红灯 hóngdēng HSK 7 #6,730

red light / traffic light (red)

辣椒红 làjiāohóng

paprika red / capsanthin (natural red food coloring from chili peppers)

玛瑙红 mǎnǎohóng

agate red (color) / a cultivar/breed name using 'agate red' (e.g. 玛瑙红樱桃 agate-red cherry)

新红 xīnhóng

fresh red / newly red / new (variety of) red

胭脂红 yānzhīhóng

rouge red (a bright pinkish-red color) / Ponceau 4R (synthetic red food dye, E124)

红旗漫卷西风 hóngqímànjuǎnxīfēng

red flags rolling in the west wind / (fig.) the army's banners sweeping forward triumphantly / (lit.) red banners flow-rolling in the west wind

红掌拨清波 hóngzhǎngbōqīngbō

red webs paddle the clear ripples / (fig.) the charming image of geese swimming — a beloved children's-poem line / (lit.) red palm push clear-wave