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红烧
hóngshāo
Description
红烧是一种中国常见的做菜方法，先把肉或鱼用酱油和糖做成红色的样子，味道又甜又香。
"红烧" is a common Chinese cooking method where meat or fish is first cooked with soy sauce and sugar to give it a reddish color and a sweet, savory flavor.
Meanings
红烧hóngshāo
to braise in soy sauce (red-cooking)
妈妈今天红烧了一条鱼。
Mom braised a fish today.
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Notes
- Etymology
红 (red) + 烧 (cook/braise), describing the reddish color from soy sauce and sugar.
- Nuance
often used attributively, as in 红烧肉 or 红烧鱼, naming the dish.
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