Saturday, October 6, 2012
How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 6
Xiāng cōng jiān yú
1 香 葱 煎 鱼
Fried fish with green onion
Bō luó pái gǔ
2 菠 萝 排 骨
Pork ribs with pineapple
Xián dàn zhēng ròu
3 咸 蛋 蒸 肉
Steamed pork with salted egg yolk
Hăi xiān chăo dàn
4 海 鲜 炒 蛋
Fried seafood with egg
Dòu fu jī chì
5 豆 腐 鸡 翅
Steamed chicken wings with bean curd
Líng jiao shāo ròu
6 菱 角 烧 肉
Braised pork with water chestnuts
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2006-01/04/content_1152779.htm
Friday, October 5, 2012
How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 5
Dōng gū cài xīn
1 冬 菇 菜 心
Black mushrooms with kale
Xiāng qín dòu gān
2 香 芹 豆 干
Celery and dried bean curd
Bái guǒ xiā rén
3 白 果 虾 仁
Fried gingko nut with shrimp
Fěi cuì pào yú
4 翡 翠 鲍 鱼
Abalone mushrooms with vegetables
Xiāng cōng jiān yú
5 香 葱 煎 鱼
Fried fish with green onion
Bō luó pái gǔ
6 菠 萝 排 骨
Pork ribs with pineapple
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2005-10/27/content_1145558.htm
How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 4
Yāo guǒ xiā rén
1 腰 果 虾 仁
Shrimp fried with cashew nuts
Hóng yóu jī sī
2 红 油 鸡 丝
Spicy shredded chicken
Jīng jiàng ròu sī
3 京 酱 肉 丝
Sliced pork with sweet bean paste
Cōng bào niú ròu
4 葱 爆 牛 肉
Beef fried with green onion or scallion
Jiā cháng dòu fu
5 家 常 豆 腐
Home-style bean curd (tofu) with vegetables
Shí jǐn ǒu piàn
6 什 锦 藕 片
Lotus roots with assorted vegetables
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2005-09/22/content_1143108.htm
How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 3
hóng shāo ròu
1 红 烧 肉
Braised pork with soy sauce
huí guō ròu
2 回 锅 肉
Stir-fried pork slices in hot sauce
xiāng sū jī
3 香 酥 鸡
Crispy fried chicken
bái zhăn jī
4 白 斩 鸡
Tender-boiled chicken with soy sauce
yán shuĭ yā
5 盐 水 鸭
Salted duck
shuĭ zhǔ yú
6 水 煮 鱼
Boiled fish fillet in spicy Sichuan sauce
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2005-09/06/content_1140820.htm
How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 2
liáng bàn qié ní
1 凉 拌 茄 泥
Mashed eggplant in sauce
táng cù lĭ yú
2 糖 醋 鲤 鱼
Carp in sweet and sour sauce
yú xiāng ròu sī
3 鱼 香 肉 丝
Fish-flavored shredded pork
qīng zhēng páng xiè
4 清 蒸 螃 蟹
Steamed crabs
má pó dòu fu
5 麻 婆 豆 腐
Stir-fired bean curd in spicy sauce
tiĕ băn niú liǔ
6 铁 板 牛 柳
Beef with ginger and scallions on a hot plate
How to Read Chinese Menus Lesson 1
gōng bào jī dīng
1 宫 爆 鸡 丁
Stir-fried diced chicken with chilli and peanuts
hóng shāo pái gǔ
2 红 烧 排 骨
Pork ribs in Brown Sauce
hǔ pí jiān jiāo
3 虎 皮 尖 椒
Tiger-skin green peppers
sōng rén yù mĭ
4 松 仁 玉 米
Pine nuts with sweet corn
pí dàn dòu fu
5 皮 蛋 豆 腐
Tofu mixed with salted duck eggs
táng cù ǒu piàn
6 糖 醋 藕 片
Sweet and sour lotus root slices
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/e-learning/34/dish.htm
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
9/30/2012 is Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival (simplified Chinese: 中秋节; traditional Chinese: 中秋節; pinyin: zhōngqiū jié), also known as the Moon Festival or Chinese Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, the others being Spring Festival and Winter Solstice. Accompanying the celebration, there are additional cultural or regional customs, such as:
Eating moon cakes, traditionally consisting primarily of lotus bean paste.
Drinking tea.
Matchmaking. In some parts of China, dances are held for young men and women to find partners. "One by one, young women are encouraged to throw their handkerchiefs to the crowd. The young man who catches and returns the handkerchief has a chance of romance.
Carrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns on towers, floating sky lanterns.
Burning incense in reverence to deities including Chang'e
Fire Dragon Dances
Solving riddles, usually written on slips of paper and pasted on the lanterns. The riddles are called dengmi in Mandarin Chinese.
Moon rabbit is a traditional icon.
Stories of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Houyi and Chang'e
The Hare or The Jade Rabbit
Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival (simplified Chinese: 中秋节; traditional Chinese: 中秋節; pinyin: zhōngqiū jié), also known as the Moon Festival or Chinese Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, the others being Spring Festival and Winter Solstice. Accompanying the celebration, there are additional cultural or regional customs, such as:
Eating moon cakes, traditionally consisting primarily of lotus bean paste.
Drinking tea.
Matchmaking. In some parts of China, dances are held for young men and women to find partners. "One by one, young women are encouraged to throw their handkerchiefs to the crowd. The young man who catches and returns the handkerchief has a chance of romance.
Carrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns on towers, floating sky lanterns.
Burning incense in reverence to deities including Chang'e
Fire Dragon Dances
Solving riddles, usually written on slips of paper and pasted on the lanterns. The riddles are called dengmi in Mandarin Chinese.
Moon rabbit is a traditional icon.
Stories of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Houyi and Chang'e
The Hare or The Jade Rabbit
Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival
Chinese Popular Words Lesson 6
Rén zào měi nǚ
人造美女
Man-made beauty; plastic beauty
Nà mǐ jì shù
纳米技术
Nano technology; nano science
Zhèng fǔ cǎi gòu
政府采购
Government procurement; government purchase
Xìn xī hù dòng
信息互动
Information interaction
Shěn měi pí láo
审美疲劳
To be tired of doing something
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2006-01/17/content_1155359.htm
人造美女
Man-made beauty; plastic beauty
Nà mǐ jì shù
纳米技术
Nano technology; nano science
Zhèng fǔ cǎi gòu
政府采购
Government procurement; government purchase
Xìn xī hù dòng
信息互动
Information interaction
Shěn měi pí láo
审美疲劳
To be tired of doing something
Ref:http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/2006-01/17/content_1155359.htm
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