dàyán

大盐

Word · NounTraditional大鹽

coarse salt; unrefined sea salt

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

coarse salt made by boiling or sun-drying seawater; unrefined sea salt

Refers specifically to traditional sea salt produced through evaporation or boiling, typically larger-grained than refined table salt.

Zhè这
shì是
yòng用
chuán传
tǒng统
fāng方
fǎ法
zhì制
zuò作
de的
dà大
yán盐
 。

This is coarse salt made using traditional methods.

Dà大
yán盐
bǐ比
jīng精
zhì制
yán盐
hán含
yǒu有
gèng更
duō多
de的
kuàng矿
wù物
zhì质
 。

Coarse salt contains more minerals than refined salt.

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Yú渔
mín民
men们
bǎ把
hǎi海
shuǐ水
shài晒
gān干
zhì制
chéng成
dà大
yán盐
 。

The fishermen dry seawater in the sun to make coarse salt.

Jiù旧
shí时
běi北
fāng方
rén人
duō多
shí食
yòng用
dà大
yán盐
 ,
ér而
fēi非
xì细
yán盐
 。

In the past, people in the north mostly consumed coarse salt rather than fine salt.