a type of dried seaweed; often used as a soup ingredient
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a type of dried purple laver / seaweed; often used as a soup ingredient
Specifically refers to dried, processed sheets of Porphyra seaweed, commonly used in East Asian cuisine. Can be crumbled directly into soups or used to wrap rice.
Zuò做
wèi味
zēng增
tāng汤
shí时
，
jiā加
diǎn点
gān干
zǐ紫
cài菜
huì会
hěn很
tí提
xiān鲜
。
Adding some dried laver will greatly enhance the flavor when making miso soup.
Zhè这
shì是
cóng从
Rì日
běn本
jìn进
kǒu口
de的
yōu优
zhì质
gān干
zǐ紫
cài菜
。
This is high-quality dried seaweed imported from Japan.
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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
bǎ把
gān干
zǐ紫
cài菜
sī撕
suì碎
，
sǎ撒
zài在
miàn面
tiáo条
shàng上
。
I like to tear the dried laver into pieces and sprinkle it on noodles.