豉油

chǐyóu
noun

Measure Word

一瓶豉油 píng

Meanings

  1. 1 soy sauce
酱油 jiàngyóu Seasonings

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chāoshì lǐ yǒu zhuānmén yònglái zhēng yú de chǐyóu.
The supermarket sells soy sauce made specially for steaming fish.
HSK 7-9
清蒸鱼蒸好以后,要淋上一点豉油。
Qīngzhēngyú zhēnghǎo yǐhòu, yào línshàng yìdiǎn chǐyóu.
Once the steamed fish is done, drizzle a little soy sauce over it.

Tips

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豉油 is the Cantonese and Hakka word. In standard Mandarin soy sauce is 酱油, but Cantonese cooking has carried 豉油 onto menus everywhere, as in 豉油鸡 (soy sauce chicken).
history
The name comes from 豉, fermented soybeans, as in 豆豉 (fermented black beans).

Stroke Order

豉 chǐ
油 yóu