jiāoyán

椒盐

Word · NounTraditional椒鹽

salt and Sichuan pepper seasoning

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

salt and pepper; seasoning made of roasted Sichuan pepper and salt

Commonly used in Chinese cuisine for fried dishes, pastries, and snacks. In northern dialects, can take an -r suffix (椒盐儿 jiāo yán r).

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
jiāo椒
yán盐
pái排
gǔ骨
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
míng名
 。

This restaurant is famous for its salt and pepper pork ribs.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
jiāo椒
yán盐
wèi味
de的
shǔ薯
piàn片
 。

I like eating salt and pepper flavored potato chips.

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Zhōng中
qiū秋
jié节
tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
xiē些
jiāo椒
yán盐
yuè月
bing饼
 。

He bought some salt and pepper mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
ná拿
bāo包
jiāo椒
yán盐
guò过
lái来
 。

Please pass me a packet of salt and pepper seasoning.