烤布蕾

kǎobùléi

noun

Measure Word

一份烤布蕾 fèn

Meanings

1 crème brûlée (loanword)
2 baked custard with caramelized sugar top

Characters

(transliteration syllable; lit. cloth)

(transliteration syllable; lit. flower bud)

Examples

甜点我要一份烤布蕾。

Tiándiǎn wǒ yào yí fèn kǎobùléi.

For dessert I'd like a crème brûlée.

烤布蕾上面那层焦糖最好吃。

Kǎobùléi shàngmiàn nà céng jiāotáng zuì hǎochī.

The caramelized layer on top of the crème brûlée is the best part.

Tips

memory

Half loan, half gloss: 烤 ('baked', meaningful) + 布蕾 ('brûlée', phonetic). Compare 提拉米苏 (tiramisu) which is fully phonetic — 烤布蕾 keeps the 'baked' clue so you know it's an oven dessert.

Stroke Order

烤 kǎo

布 bù

蕾 lěi