small yeast cake for brewing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
small yeast cake; a type of distiller's yeast
technical一种用于酿造传统中国酒（如白酒、黄酒、米酒）的发酵剂，因体积比大曲小而得名。是酒类生产中的重要原料。
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǐ米
jiǔ酒
shì是
yòng用
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
xiǎo小
qū曲
fā发
jiào酵
de的
。
This rice wine is fermented using traditional small yeast cakes.
Niàng酿
zào造
huáng黄
jiǔ酒
shí时
，
xiǎo小
qū曲
hé和
dà大
qū曲
de的
yòng用
fǎ法
bù不
tóng同
。
When brewing yellow wine, the methods for using small yeast cakes and large yeast cakes are different.
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Lǎo老
shī师
fu傅
zhèng正
zài在
zhì制
zuò作
niàng酿
jiǔ酒
yòng用
de的
xiǎo小
qū曲
。
The master craftsman is making small yeast cakes for brewing.
Xiǎo小
qū曲
yě也
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
“
jiǔ酒
yào药
”
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
néng能
yǐn引
fā发
táng糖
huà化
fā发
jiào酵
。
Small yeast cakes are also called 'jiu yao' (liquor medicine) because they initiate saccharification and fermentation.