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白油

báiyóu
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

四川菜常用白油炒菜。
Sìchuān cài cháng yòng 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.

Tips

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