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腌
yān
Description
「腌」是用盐或酱油把食物泡起来，这样可以放很久。
"腌" means soaking food in salt or soy sauce so it can be kept for a long time.
很多人喜欢腌黄瓜、腌鱼或者腌肉，味道很好吃。
Many people like to 腌 cucumbers, fish, or meat because it tastes very good.
Meanings
腌yān
to pickle, salt, or cure food
妈妈腌了很多咸菜。
Mom pickled a lot of salted vegetables.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
腌 emphasizes preserving with salt/sauce; 泡 (as in 泡菜) means soaking in brine.
- Etymology
月 (flesh radical) hints at food/meat, 奄 gives the sound.
In videos
“是有那个腌的菜”
“已经大概给他腌入了一些这个味道”
“现在已经腌了一会时间”
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