酸豆

suāndòu

noun

Meanings

1 tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
2 pickled sour long beans (when referring to 酸豆角)

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Examples

酸豆的果肉又酸又甜,可以做酱。

Suāndòu de guǒròu yòu suān yòu tián, kěyǐ zuò jiàng.

Tamarind pulp is both sour and sweet, and can be made into a sauce.

酸豆角炒肉末是下饭菜。

Suāndòujiǎo chǎo ròumò shì xiàfàn cài.

Pickled sour long beans stir-fried with minced pork is a great rice-pusher dish.

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usage

Two unrelated senses. (1) The tropical tree tamarind, common in Hainan / Yunnan as a botanical or market term. (2) Short for 酸豆角 — pickled sour long beans (Hunan / Sichuan pickle). Context and usually a classifier 角 disambiguate.

Stroke Order

酸 suān

豆 dòu