老干妈

老乾媽

Lǎogānmā

proper noun

Meanings

1 Lao Gan Ma (Chinese chili crisp brand)

Characters

god- (as in godmother)

Examples

HSK 3

老干妈在国外留学生中特别受欢迎。

Lǎogānmā zài guówài liúxuéshēng zhōng tèbié shòu huānyíng.

Lao Gan Ma is super popular with Chinese students abroad.

HSK 6

我煮面条总要放一勺老干妈。

Wǒ zhǔ miàntiáo zǒng yào fàng yī sháo Lǎogānmā.

I always add a spoonful of Lao Gan Ma to my noodles.

In Pop Culture

老干妈 Lǎogānmā

Lao Gan Ma

Chili-crisp brand from Guizhou founded by Tao Huabi in 1996. The jar with her portrait is iconic worldwide; the name literally means 'old godmother', what fed children called her before the business.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

干 gān

妈 mā