辣椒仔

Làjiāozǎi
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Tabasco (the hot sauce brand)

Examples

Tā chī pīsà xǐhuan jiā jǐ dī Làjiāozǎi.
He likes adding a few drops of Tabasco to his pizza.
Cānzhuō shàng bǎizhe yī xiǎo píng Làjiāozǎi.
A small bottle of Tabasco sat on the dining table.

Tips

memory
(zǎi) is a Cantonese-influenced diminutive — 'little one.' 辣椒仔 literally means 'little chili guy,' which fits Tabasco's tiny iconic bottle perfectly.

In Pop Culture

辣椒仔 Làjiāozǎi
Tabasco sauce
American hot sauce brand made by McIlhenny Company in Avery Island, Louisiana since 1868. The Chinese name is a cute calque: 辣椒 (chili) + 仔 (little one).

Stroke Order

jiāo
zǎi