白油

báiyóu

noun

Meanings

1 lard (rendered pork fat)
2 white cooking oil
3 liquid paraffin

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Examples

四川菜常用白油炒菜。

Sìchuān cài chángyòng báiyóu chǎocài.

Sichuan cuisine often uses lard for stir-frying.

白油肉片是川菜家常做法。

Báiyóu ròupiàn shì Chuāncài jiācháng zuòfǎ.

Lard-oil pork slices is a home-style Sichuan dish.

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usage

In Sichuan cooking 白油 usually means rendered lard — contrasting with 红油 (chili oil). In industrial/chemistry contexts 白油 refers to white mineral oil / liquid paraffin. Context decides.

Stroke Order

白 bái

油 yóu