yield a large amount when cooked; expand significantly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
(of rice, flour, or starchy foods) to expand significantly and yield a large volume when cooked
informalSpecifically refers to starchy foods like rice or millet that increase in volume significantly when boiled or steamed. Common in northern Chinese dialects.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dà大
mǐ米
hěn很
chū出
shù数
r儿
，
yī一
jīn斤
néng能
zhǔ煮
chū出
sān三
jīn斤
fàn饭
。
This kind of rice expands a lot; one jin of raw rice can cook into three jin of cooked rice.
Jī机
mǐ米
zuò做
fàn饭
chū出
shù数
r儿
，
chī吃
qǐ起
lái来
gèng更
huá划
suàn算
。
Machine-milled rice yields a lot when cooked, making it more economical to eat.
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Zhè这
xiǎo小
mǐ米
bù不
chū出
shù数
r儿
，
áo熬
wán完
zhōu粥
hái还
shì是
xī稀
xī稀
de的
。
This millet doesn't expand much; after cooking congee it's still very thin.
Mǎi买
chū出
shù数
r儿
de的
miàn面
fěn粉
bāo包
jiǎo饺
zi子
cái才
gòu够
chī吃
。
Buy flour that yields a lot so there will be enough dumplings to eat.